Photo of the Week: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports

About the Author: Sarah Goldfarb serves as an Assistant Editor for DipNote.

This week’s “Photo of the Week” comes to us from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s official photographer Michael Gross and shows Secretary Clinton with ESPN’s President John Skipper as they announce a new collaboration between the State Department and espnW – the Global Sports Mentoring Program – at the Department of State on June 21, 2012.

Harnessing the power of mentoring, the Department, in collaboration with espnW, will connect international and American women to build capacity and create sustainable sports opportunities for underserved women and girls worldwide. In the fall of 2012, approximately 20 women, ages 25-40, who have been identified as emerging leaders in sports, will travel to the United States where they will be paired with leading American women who work in a sports-related field. Participants may include women who administer or manage… more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)