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Boss Lady, Dr. Ellen Markowitz
November 7th, 2016

Boss Lady, Dr. Ellen Markowitz

November 7th, 2016
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Beyond proud to see our founder, Dr. Ellen Markowitz, interviewed by Bustle in this very inspiring piece on boss ladies striving to make their voices heard:

“I will always remember when we first began running programs [with PowerPlay]. There was a perception that girls aren’t interested in sports’ and it was hard for after school programs to carve out time for girls to have a gym alone without boys. I fought for this — and once we got in the gym, it was like magic. One of the most satisfying moments was when a little girl who was originally shy and quiet in the gym declared to a group of boys who wanted to come in during her program, ‘It’s our gym now!'”

Read the full piece in the link here.

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November 7, 2016