The Harvey Norman Women in League initiative was established in 2007 to celebrate and acknowledge the role of women in the game of Rugby League.
Rugby League wants women in the game to feel proud of their role in the game and feel proud of what they do. The game also wants to empower, incentivise and inspire women at all levels and in all roles.
Women in League also reflects on how much Rugby League is a part of family and social life for so many Australians.
There are three components of the Harvey Norman Women In League initiative:
1. The Women in League Events – including the Favourite Son Award
2. The Women in League Round
3. The Women in League Awards (incorporated within the One Community Awards)
Women and girls are an important part of the rugby league family. There are many different ways that women and girls can and do participate in our game, both on and off the field.
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A women's rugby team from Australia in the 1930s 
Australia's  (NRL) is to celebrate "Women in League" week, starting yesterday, with themes including sons, raising funds for  support, and club-related specials to encourage women to attend rugby league games.  The week-long celebration of women was started in 2006 to highlight the importance of women to the sport and make the game female-friendlier.

The NRL is planning to celebrate the week in a number of ways, including having teams compete in pink uniforms, and having fans vote for the NRL player fans believe "acts as a role model for mothers and families; someone who continues to impress us on the field, however their off-field characteristics embody what it is we love about rugby league". Additionally, funds are to be raised for the , a charity dedicated to breast cancer support and education, and the Women in League Achievement Award will be given out with the winner earning a 5,000 gift card to , an Australian electronics store.
The 2005 Brisbane women's rugby league grand final between Brothers Ipswich vs West Centenary. 
The NRL has been promoting the event on their Women in League Facebook page. In the past month, their Facebook updates have included posts featuring male players discussing support they received from women in their lives, sales of pink coloured NRL merchandise, plugs encouraging people to vote for their favourite son, pictures of men supporting Women in League, NRL club promotions for tickets and other events connected to Women in League, and information on a school visit promoting anti-bullying. The Facebook page has also promoted women's participation and profiles of women's players as recently as a month ago, when on April 9, it promoted the  Girls 'Come and Try' Day in Canberra.  Prior to that, women were last promoted as players on February 10 when pictures were shared of the Women's All Stars team match with the Indigenous All Stars team.

140,000 women in Australia are involved with rugby league as players, sport administrators, coaches, employees, club members, or volunteers. Karen Hardy of '''' estimates this number could easily be quadrupled if wives, girlfriends, mothers, and other female family members who support male players were included.  Participation is also increasing, with almost a thousand new female players taking up the sport between 2011 and 2012 for 5,801 total registered female players in 2012.


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