Rochdale Football Club are proud to support International Women’s Day 2018.
This year’s International Women’s Day campaign theme is #PressForProgress in striving for gender parity, and the club are proud to already have a number of women working in senior roles across every behind-the-scenes department, including:
Leighanne Ball – Media Manager
Frances Fielding – Sales and Marketing Manager
Jan Marsh – Ticket Office Manager
Jeannette Bond – Accounts Manager
Sarah Ashton – Academy Secretary
Gina Buckley – Club Secretary
Siobhan McElhinney – Deputy Community Trust Manager
Ann Stanford – Bar Manager
Media Manager Leighanne Ball was interviewed by Dale Captain Ian Henderson during the club’s week-long training camp in Tenerife during the summer, where she discussed what it is like for a woman to work in a male-dominated environment like football.
iFollow subscribers can watch the ‘Roles Reversed’ interview by clicking HERE.
The club are also proud to have seen the Rochdale AFC Ladies teams expand in recent years and they continue to grow. Ladies of all ages are always encouraged to get involved.
To get involved, or find out more information on Rochdale AFC Ladies, contact Keith Hicks on 07958593121 or email keith.hicks@rochdaleafc.co.uk.
International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first March 8 IWD gathering supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
Prior to this the Socialist Party of America, United Kingdom's Suffragists and Suffragettes, and further groups campaigned for women equality.
International Women's Day belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.