When President Barack Obama congratulated the United States women's national soccer team on its 2015 World Cup victory, he said that the team taught America’s children that “playing like a girl means you are a badass.” I immediately thought, “Did the President just say ‘badass’ in the White House?!?” Oh yeah, he did. Since then, I have adopted badass to describe tough, uncompromising women in sports. Thank you, Mr. President. Now, please allow me to take a page out of your playbook and tell Americans about another group of badass women – those who are behind the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. It is the pinnacle race in sports history, a race where women were largely excluded. Although, barrier-breakers such as Janet Guthrie and Lyn St. James climbed in the driver’s seat and paved the way for the next generation of women in motorsports.
from Forbes - Leadership http://ift.tt/1qRSI2m
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