Did you know that until 1993, high school level girls’ athletes were only allowed to play half-court basketball? At the time, the half-court version of the game was widely considered more ‘appropriate for the delicate nature of girls’. These days biases against female athletes occur less often and questions about strength and whether they look… Continue Reading YWCA Celebrates a Legacy of Girls & Women in Sports
By Shellie Pfohl Executive Director, President’s Council on Fitness, Sport & Nutrition Today, people from all 50 states will celebrate the 28th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This year’s theme, “Passing the Torch, Blazing the Trail,” is particularly pertinent because we are two days away from the Opening Ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics.… Continue Reading Passing the Torch, Blazing the Trail: National Girls & Women in Sports Day 2014
by Beverly Ryder Board President, National Women’s Hall of Fame On June 23, 1972, then-President Nixon signed the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which contained a short provision, referred to simply as “Title IX,” which prohibited sex discrimination in education. This provision, a mere 37 words in length, profoundly changed the face of education, athletics,… Continue Reading Happy 40th Birthday, Title IX!