Chelsea has released a new episode of ‘Nothing Stops Us’ – a docuseries dedicated to women’s football produced by the club – focusing on creating opportunities and pathways for women in coaching.

The episode highlights The Powerhouse Project, who, in collaboration with Nike and Chelsea, are helping aspiring coaches to follow in the footsteps of role models like Emma Hayes. Founded by Mollie and Rosie Kmita, The Powerhouse Project aims to show young girls and women that there are more pathways into football than playing on the pitch.

At the moment, there are still many barriers preventing women from succeeding in off-pitch football roles. Chelsea is working with The Powerhouse Project to directly combat those barriers, and that work is featured heavily in the episode. 

Following Roya Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy, a Powerhouse Project alumni and Chelsea U15s coach, we see the extensive support offered to her by the Project and the club to get her UEFA B coaching licence and eventually an internship with the Blues.

In the episode, Emma Hayes says: “The barriers are still the same, they really are. But one of the great things about The Powerhouse Project is its providing opportunity. It's invaluable the work that is being done.”

There are still glass ceilings that need to be shattered, but with the work The Powerhouse Project are doing with the aim of building a community of women in sport from the ground up, those ceilings may not exist for the next generation.

The episode is available to watch below.

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