About BAWSI
The Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative (BAWSI)
is a public benefit, nonprofit corporation with a mission to create programs and partnerships
through which women athletes bring health, hope and wholeness to our community. Founded
in 2005 by Olympic and World Cup soccer star Brandi Chastain and Julie Foudy and Marlene
Bjornsrud, former general manager of the San Jose CyberRays
womens's professional soccer team, BAWSI provides a meaningful path for women athletes to
become a more visible and valued part of the Bay Area sports culture.
The concept of BAWSI was inspired by one of the most spectacular achievements in
women's sports history dissapointments...
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