{"id":153180,"date":"2025-09-18T18:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/153180\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:34:10","slug":"3-takeaways-from-the-2025-women-in-football-program-presented-by-kpmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/153180\/","title":{"rendered":"3 takeaways from the 2025 Women in Football program presented by KPMG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 All nine CFL clubs welcomed one participant for this year\u2019s Women in Football Program presented by KPMG LLP (KPMG) during training camp.<\/p>\n<p>One woman joined each team\u2019s football operations department for approximately four weeks to share their insights and unique skill sets, while gaining invaluable experience along their football and professional journeys.<\/p>\n<p>CFL.ca brings you three takeaways from the participants themselves on the program and its opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH<br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/womeninfootballprogramlearnmore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn more about the Women in Football Program presented by KPMG<\/a><br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/dis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Diversity is Strength stories, podcasts and much more - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/dis\/\" data-uw-original->Diversity is Strength stories, podcasts and much more<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/disconversations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Listen: Diversity is Strength Conversations podcast - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"na\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/disconversations\/\" data-uw-original->Listen: Diversity is Strength Conversations podcast<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/newsletter\/\" data-uw-original->Subscribe to the CFL\u2019s newsletter for exclusive offers and league updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ALL-AROUND EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<p>Ruby Neumann, who participated with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in this year\u2019s edition, shared about her experience in soaking in football knowledge and sharing her own expertise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAthletic therapy, what they are doing on the field, strength and condition,\u201d said Neumann about the experience. \u201cYou get to look at coaching, you get to sit in on team meetings and see kind of everything that goes on no matter what specific realm you are in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FUN AND WELCOMING<\/p>\n<p>Hallie Eggie, who was part of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp, also shared her perspective on being a part of the team during training camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m having so much fun, the men were all so respectful, they are so welcoming,\u201d said Eggie. \u201cIf you don\u2019t apply you\u2019re crazy, this has been an incredible experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2746090\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2746090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Victoria_Cleveland_2025_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2043\" height=\"1152\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2746090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria Cleveland took part in the Toronto Argonauts training camp in 2025 (Argonauts.ca)<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Cleveland, who interned with the Toronto Argonauts in training camp, said that the program can serve as a valuable tool in broadening their professional horizons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe those opportunities push you out of your comfort zone,\u201d said Cleveland. \u201cAnd if it pushes you outside of your comfort zone then it gives you the most opportunity for growth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 All nine CFL clubs welcomed one participant for this year\u2019s Women in Football Program presented by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-153180","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}