The Tulsa Sports Commission launches an initiative focused on women’s sports.
It’s called AWE Tulsa — Athletic Women Excel. Bama Companies CEO Paula Marshall will chair the effort. She said too many people aren’t aware of events already taking place in Tulsa.
"We have a tennis event coming next year. We just had an NCAA golf event," Marshall said. "These are the nation's top athletes, and we've got to get people to care about women's sports and not think of it as a throw-off."
Marshall also wants AWE to help women learn life lessons from sports.
"Women get knocked down more and stay down, and it's not acceptable," Marshall said. "We want AWE to be a beacon for women to come toward to say, 'When I'm knocked down, I can do it.'"
AWE has 35 members as of today. They’ll report to the Tulsa Sports Commission on how to retain, recruit and develop women’s events in Tulsa and how to enhance the city’s image in women’s sports.
