Monday 8 June 2015

WOMEN MAKING THEIR MARK THIS WEEK

It has just been Women's Sport Week and with the Women's World “Soccer” Cup in full swing in Canada, with record attendances and TV coverage. The initiative has provided an opportunity for all women to raise awareness of those involved in playing, delivering, leading and working in women's sport across the UK. Try the website-www.womeninsport.org/wsw2015

A charity, Women in Sport is supported by National Governing Bodies and Sky Sport, BBC Sport, British Rowing and Sport England, to name a few.
Gary Neville has put his substantial interest behind the venture since he knows at first hand how hard his sister Tracey has had to battle to get recognised in national netball. She is now England's head coach. Gary may have had an easier path to stardom.

Reet Bains from Octagon, the sports'marketing company, a recent graduate, explains how she has become involved, as an Account Executive, in the marketing and sponsorship side of the “business” and she is now one of many women to hold an important post in what was once a male dominated work place.

You can read her “day in the life” account by clicking onto: http://www.scribd.com/doc/267781370/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-Reet-Bains

Reet has the challenging job of working on the Global Mastercard Sponsorship account, so she finds herself located at venues such as the Open Golf Championship, this year being held at the now “ALL” inclusive Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Recently, she had to host a Patrons' Day at the famous St Andrew's course and enjoyed the Patrons' Dinner in the Clubhouse, with guest speaker Tom Watson.
Reet is looking forward to focussing at the Rugby World Cup, her next venture and many more gigs in the future.





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