 has been chosen to chair the new taskforceFormer professional footballer, Mana Shim, will head a new taskforce after a startling report revealed a culture of systemic abuse and sexual misconduct in women's football in the USA. Last year, the US Soccer Federation (USSF) commissioned former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to conduct an independent investigation following reports of sexual harassment in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Five of the league's 10 coaches were fired or stepped down in 2021 amid allegations of misconduct, while NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird resigned. Yates' findings were published on October 3, with the report detailing that abuse in the NWSL is engrained into the culture of women's soccer. Yates recommended a host of measures to help combat the deeply entrenched issues in the NWSL, including the disclosure of termination and discipline by teams to the USSF and the NWSL, a database of complaints and findings, screening of licensed coaches, and an NWSL mandate for annual training of players and coaches on policies involving verbal and emotional abuse, sexual misconduct, harassment and retaliation. In response to the report, the USSF announced they would be setting up a taskforce to help figures at all levels of the women's game to implement the Yates report recommendations and offer guidance on conduct-related policies and procedures. On Monday, 31-year-old Shim revealed she would be chairing the new taskforce. In a statement, Shim said: "I've accepted a job as Chair of the new Participant Safety Taskforce at U.S. Soccer because there's still so much that needs to be done when it comes to changing the culture of soccer in this country. "I love this sport, and I believe we have an opportunity in this moment to protect players and set a new standard for a){kind=link}
The ex-Portland Thorns midfielder will chair the taskforce which has been set up in the wake of at report into the culture of abuse and misconduct in the NWSL
Former professional footballer, Mana Shim, will head a new taskforce after a startling report revealed a culture of systemic abuse and sexual misconduct in women’s football in the USA.
Last year, the US Soccer Federation (USSF) commissioned former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to conduct an independent investigation following reports of sexual harassment in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Five of the league’s 10 coaches were fired or stepped down in 2021 amid allegations of misconduct, while NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird resigned.
Yates’ findings were published on October 3, with the report detailing that abuse in the NWSL is engrained into the culture of women’s soccer. Yates recommended a host of measures to help combat the deeply entrenched issues in the NWSL, including the disclosure of termination and discipline by teams to the USSF and the NWSL, a database of complaints and findings, screening of licensed coaches, and an NWSL mandate for annual training of players and coaches on policies involving verbal and emotional abuse, sexual misconduct, harassment and retaliation.
In response to the report, the USSF announced they would be setting up a taskforce to help figures at all levels of the women’s game to implement the Yates report recommendations and offer guidance on conduct-related policies and procedures.