EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. –
Specifically designed for the retention and advancement of women at NFL clubs and the league office, the symposium featured presentations, breakouts and group discussions.
NFL Director of Football Development and former Vikings center Matt Birk welcomed the women to the symposium and opened the two-day event. Birk said that a career development conference for women was much-needed and overdue.
“Traditionally, a lot of the jobs in the NFL have been male-dominated, and now we’ve seen a small number of women ascend and achieve leadership positions,” Birk told Vikings.com in a phone interview.