They also explained that it is very selective. Po-Chun Liu: The Taiwan Embassy introduced me to the program and asked if I wanted to be a participant. Liu and Cohig were partnered due to both having excelled in male-dominated sports and their unwavering commitments to breaking down barriers.ĮspnW met up with Liu and Cohig at the NHL offices in New York City to talk about their GSMP experience.ĮspnW: What sparked your interest in the GSMP program? Liu, who has umpired for World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) tournaments in Venezuela, South Korea, and Hong Kong is spending her mentorship with Susan Cohig, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and Integrated Marketing at the National Hockey League. The goal is for each woman to learn how to use sports to improve conditions in her home country. In the last six years, 99 women from 52 countries have come to the United States for a month-long mentorship program. State Department, the University of Tennessee's Center for Sport, Peace and Society and espnW - Liu hopes the program will help her "encourage the girls and of Taiwan to play sports." Since then, she's become known as the "Mother of Baseball" in Taiwan, and now Liu wants to inspire girls and women in her country to pursue their own dreams.Īs a member of the 2017 Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) - a partnership between the U.S. The New York Yankees stepped in and donated the required accouterment. Even after completing umpire training, Liu was told she didn't have the right equipment to do the job. Po-Chun Liu, 38, overcame immense gender discrimination and obstacles to become the first female umpire in Taiwanese baseball. Po-Chin Liu is striking out gender discrimination in Taiwanese baseball You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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