The move comes after severe public backlash over the NFL's handling of domestic violence charges against players
In an effort to show the NFL’s commitment to making domestic violence and sexual assault a priority, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced four women who will help shape NFL’s policies and programs relating to domestic violence and sexual assault.
In a letter to NFL staff, Goodell announced that Anna Isaacson, who is currently the NFL’s vice president of community affairs and philanthropy, will undertake a greater role as vice president of social responsibility.
Additionally, three experts in domestic violence will serve as senior advisors on domestic violence and sexual assault: Lisa Friel, the head of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, will focus on the evaluation process of alleged violence and assault incidences and will advise Goodell and the NFL staff on law violations. Jane Randel, the co-founder of NO MORE (a national initiative to raise the profile of violence and assault and Rita Smith), and Rita Smith, the former executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will work on several related initiatives, including: workplace policy, training curricula, education programs, Employee Assistance Programs and distributing information about resources outside of the NFL as related to these issues.
The announcement comes after the NFL and Goodell received significant public backlash over the handling of Ray Rice, who punched his wife in the face, knocking her unconscious. You can read Goodell’s full letter here.
I think that its good to have some women on the team. It will give the NFL views from both men and women and they may have more insight on how the woman may be feeling in a situation.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree! Having women on the team will bring in different opinions and views to the topic. Bringing in a different gender has a great benefit because they see a different side and have a different point of view than the others. It will have an outcome of better and brighter ideas!
ReplyDeleteI do not think that bringing in people to punish and/or take care of violence issues with players in the NFL will help. I think the players need to make the decision on their own to resist from violence. They already know that if they are accused they will be punished in some way. I really do not have a solution to this problem but i a glad that the NFL is at least trying to solve the issue.
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