The S.H.E. Network

London '12 Competitor Kayla Harrison Benefits from WSF Rusty Kanokogi Fund

When Kayla Harrison received the first and only grant of the Rusty Kanokogi Fund for the Advancement of U.S. Judo in 2009, she was an emerging athlete for Team USA. Her successes in 2008 included winning the U.S. Open, a junior word title, and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo.

WSF Research Cited in New HBO Series "Weight of the Nation"

If you happened to catch a glimpse of HBO's new four-part documentary “The Weight of the Nation” on Monday and Tuesday night this week, you may have heard a report citing the Women’s Sports Foundation. The documentary, aimed at analyzing the growing obesity problem in America in the last few decades, highlighted negative statistics about the health of our country. The program forewarned that a national crisis may undoubtedly occur if health care costs continue to rise at the same rate as current body mass indexes.

Extending the Promise of Title IX to All Girls

On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the statute known as Title IX, declaring, “No person in the United State shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”