Adidas Kicks Off Initiative to Break Down Barriers Faced by Women and Girls in Sport
"A series of new partnerships with three areas of focus – to provide access, to remove stereotypes, and to address the inequality for female athletes at all levels and ages – will be introduced including:
- Partner with the Global Sport Institute (GSI) at Arizona State University to identify existing barriers to sport for women, examine how to overcome the barriers and explore what equality means for women in sport across opportunity and pay. As an independent research institute, GSI will help adidas tap into existing and new original research and subject matter experts."
How athletes are fighting social justice issues at ASU and abroad
"During the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest of social injustices during the podium ceremony. Nearly 50 years later, professional athletes are now kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality.
In 2017, ASU saw two of its own female athletes kneel for the same cause."
ASU ranked No. 1 in innovation for the fourth year in a row
"The University attributes its success in innovation to a number of programs, including the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, which provides tuition reimbursement to Starbucks employees for an ASU Online degree; the Global Freshman Academy, which allows students to take ASU Online classes and only pay for the credit if they pass; and the Global Sport Institute, a multidisciplinary research institute focused on sports."