The Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy (SHARP) Center for Women and Girls, a Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) and University of Michigan collaboration, has released the results of “Women in the Olympic and Paralympic Games: An Analysis of Participation and Leadership Opportunities,” a study that provides new insights into the generally poor representation of women in leadership roles and sports participation in the international and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic organizations.
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In celebration of the 27th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), Winter X Games champion Grete Eliassen (Skiing Slopestyle) and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Esther Lofgren (Rowing) will join sister Olympians Sarah Hughes (Figure Skating) and Nancy Hogshead-Makar (Swimming), and National Champion Lillian Greene-Chamberlain (Track & Field), to meet with Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill to press for increased athletic opportunities nationwide for girls and women.
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The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) announced its 2012 Travel & Training Fund awarding $100,000 to 23 individual athletes and three teams representing 18 sports. Gymnast Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas, who is among the twenty-six new Travel & Training Fund recipients, has decided to donate her grant back to WSF to help fuel the dreams of another aspiring athlete.
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Alex Morgan, Gabrielle Douglas, Birch Bayh and Kayla Harrison Among the Influential Individuals Honored
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While girls’ share of high school athletic participation opportunities increased between 1993-1994 and 1999-2000, progress toward gender equity slowed and, perhaps, even reversed direction during the 2000s, a newly released report by the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls (SHARP Center), indicated.
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Today the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) among the winners of the 2012 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy, honoring the organization for its contributions in getting girls and women healthy and active. Through this award, Steve Patterson’s legacy educates and motivates the sports world to continue giving back.
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2012 Olympians Douglas, Franklin, Taurasi and Morgan Among Finalists for Women’s Sports Foundation Honor This October.
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Pittsburgh Passion Women's Football named the Women's Sports Foundation a Charity Partner of the 2012 SilverSport Women's Football Alliance National Championship on August 4th at Heinz Field.
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'40 FOR 40' Event Hosted by WICT, espnW and WSF Scheduled for Thursday, June 21, at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC
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APRIL 16, 2012: “Title IX at 40: Progress and Promise—Equity for All” will celebrate the federal legislation that enabled women and girls to become high school and college athletes, and to succeed professionally in all fields of endeavor.
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