Title IX has played a huge role in creating opportunities for girls like me to compete in sports, especially wrestling. Growing up, I was the only girl on my wrestling team. It was challenging at times to feel like I truly belonged, but because of Title IX, that’s starting to change. More schools now have […]
New York, NY (May 4, 2022) – The number of girls playing sports may be at an all-time high, but as Title IX prepares to turn 50 years old in 2022, research by the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) reveals that girls today still have fewer high school participation opportunities than boys did when the landmark […]
June 25, 2020 Dear Colleagues, This week marks the 48th anniversary of Title IX. As you know, this landmark law provided amazing opportunities for girls and women in education and is especially known for the doors it has opened for women and girls in sports. However, far too many schools and institutions are still not in compliance with the law as it relates […]
New York, NY (October 16, 2019) – The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF)—the ally, advocate and catalyst for tomorrow’s leaders — this evening celebrated the biggest night in women’s sports at its 40th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City presented by Chevrolet, espnW, Gatorade, NBC Sports […]
Athletic programs are considered educational programs and activities. Title IX gives women athletes the right to equal opportunity in sports in educational institutions that receive federal funds, from elementary schools to colleges and universities. While there are few private elementary, middle school or high schools that receive federal funds, almost all colleges and universities, private […]
Sports 4 Life is a national effort to increase the participation and retention of African-American and Hispanic girls, ages 11-18, in developmental youth sports programs. Through education, public awareness and grants to organizations nationwide, Sports 4 Life seeks to effect sustainable improvement to the overall health and development of girls in these communities.
Since 1984, we have awarded grants to nearly 1600 individual athletes and teams – including figure skaters Michelle Kwan and Alysa Liu, gymnast Gabby Douglas, track sprinter Scout Bassett, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, the U.S. Women’s National Water Polo Team and U.S. Deaf Soccer Women’s National Team. Special thanks to Stronger Than You Think Foundation, […]
June 23, 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is enacted by Congress and is signed into law by President Richard Nixon, prohibiting sex discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving any type of federal financial aid.1 Rep. Patsy Mink is recognized as the major author and sponsor of the bill, and […]
So how do you get the girls in your life to get on the path to being physically active and reaping all of these rewards? These tips will give you all the information you need to introduce physical activity to a girl and make a critical difference in her life. What It Means To Be […]
The Women’s Sports Foundation is a powerful voice, catalyst and convener dedicated to ensuring all girls have equal access to sports and physical activity and the tremendous lifelong benefits they provide.
