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What Does It Mean To 'Skate Like A Girl'?

Emma, 7, Skate Like A Girl's Seattle program director Kristin Ebeling, 25, and Maya, 6.
KUOW Photo/Kate O'Connell
Emma, 7, Skate Like A Girl's Seattle program director Kristin Ebeling, 25, and Maya, 6.

Lisa Stewart is a board member of a Seattle-based nonprofit called Skate Like A Girl. She's been a skateboarder for years, but it hasn't been easy. She told KUOW's Jeannie Yandel the Northwest is helping to change skateboarding stereotypes.