If it isn’t obvious by the female symbol tattooed on my forearm, I love strong women. I always get excited when women break boundaries, and in 2020, I’ve already seen some badass women do some really amazing things. This year’s Super Bowl was no exception – women showed up in all kinds of spectacular ways for the Big Game, so I decided to dedicate an entire infographic to them. Take a look:
Women now make up almost half of the NFL’s fanbase, and an openly gay woman was one of the assistant coaches on the field; it was the first time in history that’s ever happened. Women from all over the world joined the conversation about the Super Bowl online, and two Latina women had the whole globe watching when they performed the halftime show. That’s pretty powerful. Diversity was a strong theme throughout the game, including the advertisements, many of which featured women who belong to different minority groups. Several articles published after the Super Bowl highlighted the ways in which women are making an increasing impact on football, evident in the statistic that shows the female fanbase is up 5% from last season.
To make this infographic, I collected data from both the presentation we utilized in class as well as an article from CNBC and another from Time Magazine. Canva made it really easy for me to pick a layout, change the color scheme, add some graphics, and download it as a high-quality image. I’ve never used Canva before, (or really made anything like this) but the process was made super simple with their website! I’d imagine I’ll be using it again sometime soon.
All in all, I had fun collecting statistics that really show just how much of an impact women are making, even in a male-dominated sport. I’m anticipating even more diversity, culture, and girl-power in next year’s game.
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