As she transitioned in her roles, she focused on the following essential steps: Miley-Dyer held positions in the League from tour manager to deputy commissioner to vice president to her current role overseeing the men’s and women’s championships and challenger series. (Photo by Thiago Diz/World Surf League via Getty Images) World Surf League via Getty Images

Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver Expression Session on AugBarra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. So many girls before me got into this spot, like Stephanie Gilmore, Lisa Anderson, Carissa Moore and Layne Beachley, but to be the first to ever accomplish that was really special it was a beautiful moment.”īARRA DE LA CRUZ, OAXACA, MEXICO - AUGUST 11: Caroline Marks of the United States surfing in the. “For me, that’s been something that I’m more proud of than anything that I did as a competitive athlete because we suddenly had this long-term plan and the thought process about how we were going to have equal prize money for women.”Ĭaroline Marks, the first Women’s Championship Tour surfer to receive equal prize money, expressed her gratitude towards the League, “I’m grateful to be part of the movement. “Suddenly, we had this group of people who were very much like, ‘Yes, we’re going to do this,’” Miley-Dyer states. Under WSL’s new leadership, it remained dedicated to advancing the women’s platform, which included equal prize money. The day after not qualifying, WSL’s then-CEO, Dirk Ziff, asked Miley-Dyer if she would work for the League and continue advocating for female athletes. She didn’t qualify on her last tour, and instead of being sad or upset, she felt it was time to find a new direction in life. Unlike many athletes, she listened to her body and feelings when it was time to retire. She advocated for female surfers, ensuring there were combined events for men and women. She became the surfer’s representative for the women while she toured. Growing up on the waves, Miley-Dyer competed on the championship tour for six years as a professional surfer.

It was a big shift in sport, but also the mindset of our surfers.” “They had been told all their lives that they weren’t as good of an athlete. “One of the hardest things during the process of implementing equal prize money was getting some of the younger women to believe they really deserved it,” she explains.

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