The NFL has a record 12 women in coaching positions this season—meet the execs behind the equity push (via CNBCMakeIt)
, a two-day event that started in 2017 under Rapoport's leadership. The forum, which takes place every year in February during the NFL combine, includes presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with league coaches, general managers and executives.
NFL's Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Sam Rapoport and NFL's Senior Manager of Football Programming Venessa Hutchinson."You have to be very intentional and very purposeful to make sure that it's not just white women who benefit from this type of diversity initiative," says Venessa Hutchinson, who serves as the NFL's senior manager of football programming.
Hutchinson explains that the invite-only event consists of 40 women each year. To find the women, she says that she, Rapoport and their team do extensive LinkedIn searches on women who are working in football, whether at the high school or college level. And, she says, they rely on recommendations from NFL scouts who may have met women at different college programs over the years.
"It's really become a thing that coaches want to be part of because they all know the value and they know that you're going to be behind the eight ball if you have no women on your staff in 2021," says Rapoport. She explains that participating in the forum is optional for NFL club leaders, but some coaches and executives have gladly agreed to be involved each year.
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