LOAD WOMEN
Supporting women in sports and science
WHY LOAD WOMEN?
Load Women emerged from the NCAA women’s championship where women were given access to a small weight tree and a yoga mat stack while the men were given access to fully equipped gym spaces. Despite legal and social reform in women’s sports, disparities persist. Load Women targets this inequity through the creation of spaces and communities that advocate for women and their unique goals.
We hope every woman gets to know the joy of moving a weight she once doubted.
We hope every woman gets to learn what heavy is.
Heavy isn’t the number on the bar, it’s not a certain weight. Heavy is overcoming the doubt about a weight in your mind.
Women deserve access to real weight rooms and communities that support them. Lifting heavy isn’t just about sports. Heavy weights are a tool to take control of our health, to support our communities, and to build women who will change the world.
Load women is about finding reasons to keep women training in a world that continues to underload them.
DONATE TO THE PERRY INITIATIVE
Help Us directly support women science
At The Perry Initiative, we are committed to inspiring young women to be leaders in the fields of orthopaedic surgery and engineering, two fields in which women are drastically under-represented. We advance our mission by targeting women in high school and medical school through our outreach programs, providing them with hands-on exposure to these fields and mentoring support to pursue careers in orthopaedic surgery and engineering.
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION
Help Us directly support women sports
The Women’s Sports Foundation was established in 1974 to advance the lives of women and girls through sports and physical activity. Our mission is to enable all girls and women to reach their potential in sports and life. We provide financial fuel to aspiring champion athletes. We fund groundbreaking research. We educate. We advocate. And we help communities get girls active. Sure, there’s a long way to go but we’re not going to stop until we get there.
LOAD WOMEN - OUR MISSION
Supporting women in sports and science
#loadwomen is directly raising money to support women in sports and science. We want to help women find their passion both in the gym and in the lab. All money raised from this fundraiser will be donated to the Women's Sports Foundation and The Perry Initiative. These organizations help get young girls into sports and science respectively.
