Mary Kay Caballero: Women in football have to juggle a ton of stuff all the time. Asia Wise Carver: It's always silly going back to assumptions that women can't do tough physical athletic things. She says when we get visibility and accessibility, people show up. They want to play. And you can see that even like the WNBA.
Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Mary Pilon joins this episode to talk about the promise–and challenges–of building a fanbase for the Women’s Football Alliance, an all-female, full-contact league that has 60 teams in four divisions across 32 states.
And we head to a nighttime practice of the DC Divas, to hear from the players and coaches about why they love the game and what it means for women to play tackle football.
Read more: Women Tackle Football With a Full-Contact League of Their Own.
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