Womens Skateboarding Organizations
WOMENS SKATEBOARDING ALLIANCE (WSA)
The Womens Skateboarding Alliance (WSA) educates, improves, and delivers the most current trends and information for female skateboarding culture worldwide. Their management and leaders provide consulting and marketing services to corporate sponsors and event organizers creating an authentic connection from female skateboarders to the board room. WSA’s executive leadership is comprised of top entrepreneurs and advocates in Action Sports. WSA acts as the premiere female skateboarding sport organizers in the world, and operates in conjunction with its nonprofit division, Action Sports Alliance.
The Alliance has acted as official sport organizer for all professional women’s skateboarding events at ESPN’s X Games since 2006, working in association with X Games’ international sponsors and production teams. In 2008, the Alliance played an instrumental role in securing prize purse equality for men and women at all X Games events (both Summer and Winter). The Alliance has worked with various contest organizers, industry leaders, and sponsors to cultivate more opportunities for female action sports athletes so that they can better participate, compete, and become more successful professional athletes. Read More about them on their website:
Website: :https://womensskateboardingalliance.com/
Instagram: @thealliance_wsa
Facebook:. #theAllianceWSA
SKATE LIKE A GIRL
Skate Like a Girl is a unique organization providing an innovative approach to youth, women and/or trans empowerment through the sport of skateboarding. Creating an inclusive community by promoting confidence, leadership, and social justice, They are supported by and affiliated with some of the top leaders in the Skateboard industry such as The Skatepark Project, Thrasher, Nike SB and many others, Skate Like a Girl serves thousands of individuals annually with a variety of programs and events. Formed in 2000, there are currently chapters in Seattle, Portland, and the SF Bay Area. They have a large online presence and community, so don't worry if you live outside of their main chapters. If you go to their website, they have lots of great skateboarding rescources, and other imformation like teaching and mentoring guids and workshops. And also how to skate guides. They can also help you and your community start your own affiliated group or after school program connected to them. Such as with their S.I.C. Program (Skateboarding Inclusivity Cooperative). Which is a cohort-based leadership program for grassroots skateboarding community leaders who identify as queer, trans, and/or women. They even offer funding. So check them outthey have so much to offer:
Website: https://www.skatelikeagirl.com/
Instagram: @skatelikeagirl
Facebook: #skatelikeagirl
E-mail: info@skatelikeagirl.com
Donate to Skate Like A Girl: Donate
Sign up for their newsleter here: Newsletter Sign-Up
GIRLS SKATE NETWORK
Girls Skateboarding Website with news, events, interviews, blog, features, photos, videos, forum, community and more.
Website: http://girlsskatenetwork.com/
Instagram: @girlsskatenetwork
Facebook: #girlsskatenetwork
E-mail: info@girlsskatenetwork.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GirlsSkateNetwork
Tumblr: https://girlsskatenetwork.tumblr.com/
EXSPOSURE
Established in 2012, EXPOSURE® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women, Trans & Non-Binary individuals through skateboarding. And to give women who embody courage and strength visibility. They create opportunities by organizing events and programs that provide Professional and Amateur skateboarding competitions, learn-to-skate clinics, community service learning, and wellness education. Proceeds from their events support survivors of domestic violence.
One of their flagship events is "Exposure: A Women’s Benefit Event". This event is the biggest women's skateboarding event in the world. For the event over 170 female skaters from around the world come to Encinitas, California (near San Diego) for the opportunity to share their skateboarding skills on a global stage.
Website: https://www.exposureskate.org/
Facebook: #EXPOSUREskate
Instagram: @exposureskate
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EXPOSURESKATE
Contact them: Exsposure Skate Contact Info
Womens SkateboardinG GROUPS
100% SKATE CLUB
100% Skate Club based in Calgary Canada is a club to support and empower skateboarders who are women, girls, and non-binary. They are committed to creating safe skate spaces for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQIA2S+, and persons with disabilities. They are on a community mission to have fun. They host local meetups and make and share lots of inspiring, motivating and educational videos for women skateboarders.
Website: https://100percentskateclub.ca/
Facebook: #100percentskateclub
Instagram: @100PercentSkateClub