Minorities in Sports

A study showing the effects of high school varsity sports participation on academic achievement, career upward mobility, leadership aspirations, and social involvement of women, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans.

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Published Aug 15, 1989
By Women's Sports Foundation

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OCTOBER 12, 2010: After a rigorous year-long process to select an institutional research partner, the Women’s Sports Foundation has officially selected the University of Michigan (U-M) to establish a joint research and policy center. The center will be known as the Women’s Sports, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center (SHARP).

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PROGRESS WITHOUT EQUITY: The Provision of High School Athletic Opportunity in the United States, by Gender 1993-94 through 2005-06. Find the most accurate information about girls’ high school sports participation.

Her Life Depends on It II

The report is compiled from more than 2,000 studies examining women’s athletics and health, including hundreds of new studies conducted in the five years since the last report was released.

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