Report: Urban Girls Shortchanged in Sports
The Bay State Banner,
Monday, November 10, 2008 -
Girls who live in urban areas start sports at a later age and have lower rates of participation than urban boys and suburban girls, according to a report released last Thursday by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The report “Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America” by professor Don Sabo at D’Youville College in Buffalo, N.Y., also looked at sports participation among disabled and immigrant youth. Physical activity among urban girls lags well behind their male counterparts--find out where discrepancies lie and how you can begin to solve them.