Slaughter Bill Will Force High Schools to Disclose Spending on Girls Sports
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter Chairwoman, House Committee on Rules Representing New York’s 28th District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Slaughter Bill Will Force High Schools to Disclose Spending on Girls Sports * Promote Equal Athletic Opportunities for Girls * Legislation Aims to Promote Equal Athletic Participation for Girls - Studies Show Sports Can Have A Positive Impact on Adolescent Girls Yet Inequalities in HS Sports Programs Persist Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter today introduced legislation designed to help high schools improve athletic opportunities for girls and encourage greater participation in sports for all students. The ...
GIRLS EARN MONEY FOR PLAYING AND LEADING
NEW YORK (March 10, 2009) – The Women’s Sports Foundation will give a total of $50,000 to girls’ teams through its GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards championed by Gatorade. Aside from the obvious physical benefits, girls also learn leadership skills from team sports, often becoming role models for their peers. With that in mind, the Foundation will award 20 $2,500 grants, as well as a Gatorade Hydration Package, to teams that lead the way for more girls to play sports. Grants may be used for uniforms, travel, equipment, tournament fees and other team expenses.The White Knoll High School Volleyball Team ...
LPGA founder Jameson dies at 89
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 7, 2009 - Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Founder Betty Jameson passed away today in Boynton Beach, Fla. She was 89.“Betty loved golf and wanted nothing more than to play the game for a living,” said LPGA Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens. “She found 12 other kindred spirits and formed the LPGA. This endeavor required a passion and drive for the singular purpose of creating an association that afforded women the chance for a career in professional golf. She succeeded. As a result of Betty’s elegant ambition, generations of women have benefited from her dedication, vision and ...
NYCLU Agreement: New York City Agrees to End Discrimination and Move Girls Soccer Season to Fall
New York (January 17, 2009) – In an agreement announced today with the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York City Department of Education will move the high school girls’ soccer season from spring to fall starting next school year. The change gives girls’ soccer players opportunities for athletic development and college recruitment already provided to boys, who play soccer in the fall along with the city’s private schools and the public schools in all of the state’s other counties. The NYCLU threatened to sue the Department of Education after it was approached by three city public high school ...
Women's Sports Foundation and "Mother of Judo" Create Fund for Women
NEW YORK (January 14, 2009) – The Women’s Sports Foundation today announced the creation of the Rusty Kanokogi Fund for the Advancement of U.S. Women’s Judo, named in honor of the first U.S. female judo practitioner (judoka) to earn a seventh-degree black belt. The fund, created through the generosity of the Richard and Pamela Ader Foundation, will help U.S. female judokas finance travel and training. “This fund would have been unthinkable 30 years ago,” said Kanokogi, who competed disguised as a man in the 1950s, when women were barred from judo leagues. After being discovered and disqualified, Kanokogi dedicated herself to ...
NCAA Honors Billie Jean King with Gerald R. Ford Award
Billie Jean King, tennis great and champion for social change and equality, is the recipient of this year‟s NCAA President‟s Gerald R. Ford Award. The award, named in recognition of the late President Gerald Ford, honors individuals who have provided significant leadership as an advocate for higher education and intercollegiate athletics on a continuous basis over the course of his or her career. NCAA President Myles Brand will present the award to King at the opening business session of the 2009 NCAA Convention on Thursday, January 15, in Washington, D.C. In honor of King, the NCAA will donate an honorarium ...
UNESCO-SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR PARTNERSHIP FOR GENDER EQUALITY NAMES BILLIE JEAN KING “GLOBAL MENTOR FOR GENDER EQUALITY”
DOHA, Qatar – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the world’s leading global sport for women, announced today the naming of Billie Jean King as “Global Mentor for Gender Equality”, along with the funding of the Women’s Sports Foundation newly created Billie Jean King Leadership Internship program. The appointment of Billie Jean King to the new role brings together the sporting world’s leading advocate for equality with the landmark global partnership between UNESCO and the Tour to further gender quality and promote women’s leadership in all spheres of society. It also ...
Women’s Sports Foundation Honors Athletic Achievement At Its 29th Annual Salute To Women In Sports
NEW YORK - Tonight, the Women’s Sports Foundation will host its 29th Annual Salute to Women in Sports, a black-tie fundraiser and awards dinner held at New York’s Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. The event, which features the presentation of the Team and Individual Sportswoman of the Year, Wilma Rudolph Courage and Billie Jean King Contribution Awards, was launched to give due recognition to female athletes, their coaches and their supporters. An institution in the women’s sports world, the Salute is where some of the world’s greatest female athletes are sure to reunite with their contemporaries and meet their heroes and up-and-comers. “The ...
Women’s Sports Foundation Report “Go Out and Play” Finds: Families Benefit When Kids Play Sports, Many Schools Failing
NEW
YORK
, N.Y - The Women’s Sports Foundation today released “Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America,” an exhaustive study of children’s participation in sports and exercise, the first to document the benefit of sports to the wellness of families. “In addition to the powerful role sports play in shaping kids’ health, the study finds when kids play sports families are happier,” stated Women’s Sports Foundation President Aimee Mullins of the study, which found increased communication in families with active children. “The study gives parents new evidence and motivation to ensure their children play — important information since kids ...
Money, Race and Gender
NEW YORK – The Women’s Sports Foundation today released the most accurate description of college sports’ participation patterns to date — Who’s Playing College Sports? Money, Race and Gender. The report demonstrates that all available data shows increases in both men’s and women’s sports participation over the last 25 years. However, participation trends differ substantially by sport.
The report examines a broad range of factors impacting these patterns including the most frequently discussed: Title IX and rapid expenditure growth. The findings indicate that rapidly increasing spending – 7% per year after inflation – on athletic programs like football and basketball ...
Sportswoman of the Year Awards
NEW YORK, N.Y., (August 14, 2008) – New records have been set, history has been made, and remarkable female athletes once again command attention. Each year, the Women's Sports Foundation recognizes their accomplishments by presenting the Sportswoman of the Year Awards to team members and individual performers. Nominees are judged on new records achieved and world championships won between August 1, 2007, through August 24, 2008. Nominations for the individual and team Sportswoman of the Year Awards are made by national governing bodies, sports organizations, sports historians, media, members of the Women's Sports Foundation advisory board and trustees, and the ...
Women's Sports Foundation and Gatorade Award $50,000 to Local High School Girls
NEW YORK, N.Y., (July 15, 2008) – The Women’s Sports Foundation and Gatorade will award $50,000 in funds to 20 girls’ sports teams as part of the annual GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards. The Women’s Sports Foundation’s GoGirlGo! program educates and encourages girls to play fun sports and games as a means to safeguard their health in addition to developing mentorship and teamwork.
The Foundation and Gatorade created the Ambassador Team Awards portion of GoGirlGo! to inspire teams to join them in the fight against obesity and preventable diseases afflicting our nation’s girls. The Women’s Sports Foundation administers the program championed ...
Hall of Famers Have A New Place To Call Home
NEW YORK, N.Y., (June 9, 2008) – With the first induction ceremony today, the Billie Jean King International Women’s Sports Center became the official home to the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. Billie Jean King, founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, and Sheila C. Johnson, president and managing partner of the Washington Mystics, hosted the 2008 induction ceremony and celebrated the grand opening of the Billie Jean King Center. Johnson is the major benefactor of the Hall of Fame. Created by the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Billie Jean King Center is the first museum exhibit and hall of fame ...
Women's Sports Finally Have A Home
NEW YORK, N.Y., (May 6, 2008) - Part of the mission of the Women’s Sports Foundation is to seek recognition for the groundbreaking accomplishments and record-making feats of female athletes. On May 7, 2008, the Women’s Sports Foundation, in partnership with the Sports Museum of America, will open the doors to the long-awaited home it has created for women’s sports history and the women making it. The Billie Jean King International Women’s Sports Center is the first museum exhibit and hall of fame dedicated exclusively to female athletes. Named for the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Billie Jean ...
Womens Sports Foundation Hosted The Billies, Recognizing Media Excellence In Women's Sports And Physical Activity
LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2008 –The Billies, hosted by the Women’s Sports Foundation, was held last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Billies, named for tennis great and Women’s Sports Foundation founder, Billie Jean King, recognizes media excellence in women’s sports and physical activity while simultaneously raising funds for the Foundation. This year’s event that raised more than $1 million for the Women’s Sports Foundation, was attended by sports and entertainment industry influentials alike, and ended with a special performance by Sir Elton John. ESPN was a contributing sponsor for the event.
The Billies also celebrated the 35th Anniversary ...
Women's Sports Foundation Names New CEO
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 8, 2008 – The Women’s Sports Foundation, founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, today announced the appointment of Karen Durkin as its CEO. Durkin joins the Foundation from the National Hockey League (NHL), where she served as executive vice president of communications and brand strategy.
Before her position at the NHL, Durkin held various roles of increasing responsibility at the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). When she left the organization in 2006 to join the NHL, she was the executive vice president and chief marketing officer. During her tenure at the LPGA, Durkin served as the ...
Women’s Sports Foundation Responds to Report on Title IX at HBCUs
Dr. Marj Snyder, Co-CEO of Women’s Sports Foundation, in response to recently released report regarding Title IX at HBCUs: “The Women’s Sports Foundation firmly believes that Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ female students, who are predominantly African-American, deserve the same protections under Title IX as women at other colleges and universities. Beginning at a very early age, female African-Americans have far fewer opportunities to play and pay the price in adulthood as evidenced by their disproportionate rates of obesity and diabetes. HBCUs’ strong traditional ties to football and majority of female students do create a unique set of circumstances for compliance ...
ANNOUNCING THE CALL TO GET GIRLS ACTIVE! -
2008 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards presented by Gatorade®
NEW YORK, N.Y., November 30, 2007– The Women's Sports Foundation and The Gatorade Company today announced a $50,000 grant program for female high school teams that demonstrate leadership in motivating girls to actively engage in sports and physical activity. Applications and program details for the 2008 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards are now available at www.GoGirlWorld.org/Ambassador.“There is nothing more powerful than high school athletes serving as role models for younger girls in their community,” said Dr. Marj Snyder, Women's Sports Foundation Co-CEO. “Through the GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards program, we hope to inspire even more high school athletes to ...
Billie Jean King, Kristine Lilly and Mayor Tom Menino Help Launch the Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo! Boston
BOSTON, MA., November 27, 2007 –Women's Sports Foundation Founder, Billie Jean King, soccer great Kristine Lilly and Mayor Thomas A. Menino will be among those on hand today for the launch of the Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo! Boston. In 2004, the Foundation created GoGirlGo! to address critical health issues facing girls, namely obesity, diabetes, inactivity and its consequences. The Foundation's goal of getting one million girls active began with GoGirlGo! in Atlanta, then grew to Chicago and San Antonio, cities where girls are especially at risk. The threats to Boston's girls have been outlined in a new ...
Women's Sports Foundation Responds
to Isiah Thomas Ruling
Statement by:Aimee MullinsWomen's Sports Foundation PresidentThe Women's Sports Foundation is encouraged that the jury took seriously Anucha Browne Sanders' accusations of sexual harassment. As is the case in far too many work places, the behavior described in Sanders' suit is often viewed as acceptable or, at worst, the norm.As more and more women enter and advance in the sports industry (during the 2005-2006 season women held 41% of the professional positions in the NBA league office), it becomes imperative that workplaces follow existing employment laws and create appropriate and inclusive environments for all employees.For more information on developing a ...
$40K Granted to Support Physical Activity Programs for Pennsylvania Girls
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., August 14, 2007 – In 2007, $155,000 total grants, serving more than 3,000 girls ages 8-13, are awarded nationally through GoGirlGo!, a signature program of the Women's Sports Foundation. A total of $40,000 are granted to organizations in the Pennsylvania area. Launched in 2001, GoGirlGo! aims to encourage one million inactive girls to become physically active and to keep another one million currently active girls from dropping out of physical activity. Over the past six years, GoGirlGo! has provided nearly $3 million in grants to support the physical activity participation of more than ...
Twenty-seven Organizations Receive Grants to Support Sports and
Physical Activity Programs for Girls
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., August 8, 2007 – In 2007, $155,000 total grants, serving more than 3,000 girls ages 8-13, are awarded nationally through GoGirlGo!, a signature program of the Women's Sports Foundation. Launched in 2001, GoGirlGo! aims to encourage one million inactive girls to become physically active and to keep another one million currently active girls from dropping out of physical activity. Over the past six years, GoGirlGo! has provided nearly $3 million in grants to support the physical activity participation of more than 621,000 girls."Teaching girls to live a healthy lifestyle is what GoGirlGo! is all about," said ...
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION CEO RESIGNS
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., August 10, 2007 – The Women's Sports Foundation today announced that Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D., has resigned her position as Chief Executive Officer of the organization. Dr. Lopiano, who has been with the Women's Sports Foundation since 1992, will leave the organization this summer.The Women's Sports Foundation Board of Trustees has launched a nationwide search for a new CEO. In the interim, the leadership of the Women's Sports Foundation will be shared by longtime Women's Sports Foundation senior staff members Tuti Scott, Chief External Relations Officer, and Dr. Marjorie Snyder, Chief Program & Planning ...
WHO'S PLAYING COLLEGE SPORTS ?
Women's Sports Foundation Answers Questions With Timely Research Report and Presents Inaugural "Opportunity Awards”
NEW YORK, NY, (June 5, 2007) – The Women's Sports Foundation today released “Who's Playing College Sports? Trends in Participation,” in honor of Title IX's 35th anniversary. This research report is the most comprehensive set of data on the numbers of women and men playing college sports. It validated the post-Title IX growth in women's college athletic participation and disproved claims that men's opportunities have suffered as a result. ”'Who's Playing College Sports? Trends in Participation'” demonstrated unequivocally that women continue to be significantly underrepresented among college athletes and that there has been no large overall decline ...
Gatorade and the Women's Sports Foundation® announce recipients of the 2007 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards
EAST MEADOW, NY, June 14,2007 – The Women's Sports Foundation and Gatorade are pleased to announce the 2007 recipients of the GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards. Teams of high school-aged girls across the country applied for one of 20 $2,500 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards grants in order to support their girls' sports and physical activity programming. Each team will use its grant to buy equipment, purchase new uniforms, pay for transportation or to cover tournament entry fees. Teams were charged with organizing a community service project to get girls involved in sports and physical activity. A total of ...
Kansas City Organizations Rewarded for Healthy Influence
The Women's Sports Foundation® grants $130,000 to girl-serving organizations throughout Kansas City
East Meadow, May 3,2007- As part of the Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo! initiative and in partnership with WIN for KC, nine girl-serving organizations in the Kansas City area received a total of $130,000 in funds because of their efforts to implement a healthy and physically active lifestyle through the GoGirlGo! program. The GoGirlGo! program was established to educate girls about health risks and influence girls to become physically active as well as lead a healthy lifestyle.“The Women's Sports Foundation actively supports and congratulates the winners of the GoGirlGo! grants in Kansas City,” stated Aimee Mullins, Women's Sports Foundation President. ...
Women's Sports Foundation responds to CBS & MSNBC firing of Don Imus
Women's Sports Foundation Founder Billie Jean King:“Words are powerful and can be hurtful, and over the last two days we have seen that when words are misused they do bring about consequences. The firing of Don Imus by CBS and the decision by MSNBC not to carry his show have restored our faith that both networks have taken steps to do the right thing. There is a fine line between objective media coverage, protection of the media's first amendment rights and the abuse of these privileges; and Don Imus and his show definitely crossed that line and are ...
Women's Sports Foundation responds to inappropriate comments made by Don Imus regarding the Rutger's women's basketball team
Women's Sports Foundation President Aimee Mullins:"The Women's Sports Foundation congratulates the talented and skilled members of the Rutgers women's basketball team and their achievement at this year's NCAA tournament. We are saddened that there are still those who continue to judge people on appearance rather than talent. Racial and gender bigotry are inexcusable in any circumstance, but when that bigotry has a public broadcast forum and is aimed at student-athletes, it represents the worst kind of abuse of media power. Apologies from Don Imus and others involved, including broadcast partners, is not the simple solution. ...
Women's Sports Foundation Kicks Off 2007 With New President and Trustees
EAST MEADOW, NY, (January 29, 2007) – After a year where Billie Jean King, Women's Sports Foundation Founder, was immortalized with the first major sports complex and first women's sports museum named for her and Title IX was turned into a scapegoat for the elimination of sports opportunities, the Women's Sports Foundation enters a new year with Aimee Mullins leading the charge and new trustees Dane Andreeff, Sheryl Crow and Ross Greenburg ready to contribute. Mullins replaces Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes who served as president of the Foundation from 2004-2006 and will move into her role as Past-President. ...
RYKÄ and the Women's Sports Foundation
Announce the 2006 RYKÄ
Women's Fitness Grant Recipients
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., January 16, 2007 – RYKÄ, makers of performance athletic footwear and apparel for women, has given $250,000 in grants since 2002 to benefit the health and well-being of women across the United States, and this year the power to impact has continued. RYKÄ, together with the Women's Sports Foundation, is pleased to grant $50,000 to nine organizations that inspire, lead and improve women's lives through health and fitness. The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant provides financial assistance to women's fitness programs that: 1) empower and enhance the self-esteem of women aged 25 and older, 2) combine fitness ...
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION THRIVES IN 2006
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., (January 9, 2007) – As the leading authority on women's sports and physical activity for 32 years, the track record and credibility of the Women's Sports Foundation allows it to engineer social change on multiple fronts. From teaching organizations how to capture sedentary girls for their physical activity programs to making sure state and federal governments enforce gender equity laws, the reach of the Foundation is broad and deep. Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Foundation is the only national organization devoted to the advancement of girls' and women's lives through the ...
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION APPLAUDS
ATHOLTON HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TRACK TEAM
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., (January 9, 2007) – The Women's Sports Foundation will honor the Atholton High School Girls' Track Team for supporting the rights of their teammate, a wheelchair racer. Today, the team will receive the Foundation's first “Geena Takes Aim” national resolution, which honors individuals and/or groups who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment in pursuit of gender equity, civil rights and social justice in sport. The resolution is named for former Foundation trustee, women's rights advocate and award-winning actor Geena Davis.Women's Sports Foundation Trustee Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist in track and field, will join members of the ...
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ISSUES REPORT CARD ON
OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Foundation Dismayed Over IOC's Decision Not to Add
Women's Ski Jumping to Winter Games
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ISSUES REPORT CARD ON OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMESFoundation Dismayed Over IOC's Decision Not to Add Women's Ski Jumping to Winter GamesEAST MEADOW, N.Y., (November 30, 2006) – The Women's Sports Foundation released today “Women in the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: An Analysis of Participation, Leadership and Media Coverage,” a comprehensive study grading the parity of women's participation and leadership for the past two Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The study is particularly relevant in light of the recent uproar over the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision not to add women's ski ...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Women's Sports Foundation Creates Athletes' Rights Publication
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (November 20, 2006) The Women's Sports Foundation today released its most recent educational guide entitled, "Answers To The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Athletes' Rights in Olympic and Amateur Sports." This guide was created to assist athletes in open amateur sport at understanding their rights, answering their questions and learning from the mistakes of those who have gone before them. One of the principal authors of this guide is Julie Foudy, former captain of the U.S. national soccer team, Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion and Public Policy Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation."Back ...
Two-Time Winners!
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., NOVEMBER 10, 2006 – The Women's Sports Foundation was selected as a winner in the 13th annual National Health Information Awards. This award, which the Foundation also won in 2004, recognizes the nation's best consumer health information programs and materials. The GoGirlGo! program received its second Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention Information in the Community Organization (nonprofit) division. The GoGirlGo! national education and awareness campaign aims to enhance the wellness of girls as they navigate between childhood and early womanhood by giving girls the tools to resist risky behaviors and live ...
GOGIRLGO! SAN ANTONIO PROGRAM ADDRESSING GIRLS AT RISK
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, November 1, 2006 – As the nation struggles to combat the staggering growth of childhood obesity and the ensuing health complications associated with being overweight, the Women's Sports Foundation has set out do something about it. GoGirlGo! is an initiative of the Women's Sports Foundation launched in 2004 that seeks to get 1 million sedentary girls between ages 8-18 active and keep 1 million currently active girls from slipping into inactivity. Today, San Antonio joins Atlanta and Chicago as the third GoGirlGo! community. In conjunction with this launch, the Women's Sports Foundation released “The Status of ...
WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® APPLAUDS 2008 OLYMPIC PICTOGRAMS: Foundation Says Images Reflect Both Male and Female Participants
EAST MEADOW, NY, (October 25, 2006) – The Women's Sports Foundation applauds the creation of the pictograms for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the efforts of the organizing committee to insure that the symbols truly reflect all of its participants. Differing from the images of Olympics past, this set of pictograms truly encompasses both the male and female form through its creative design. Sport pictograms as it relates to the Olympics are used as the essential visual reference for any information related to the competition schedule and/or venues.“By using Chinese language characters as a guide, the artist ...
Teams taking the lead:
The GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team awards championed by GATORADE® and the Women's Sports Foundation®
NEW YORK, N.Y., October 2, 2006 –For a third year running, Gatorade and the Women's Sports Foundation are supporting the GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards, which is a part of the Foundation's GoGirlGo! National Campaign aiming to get one million inactive girls to participate in physical activity and keep another one million currently active girls from dropping out of physical activity. Now in its eighth year, Gatorade has sustained a long-term partnership as a National Sponsor of the Women's Sports Foundation. As a small fraction of its overall contribution, Gatorade has contributed more than $250,000 to help fund Women's ...
Women's Sports Foundation elects new Chair, Trustees
East Meadow, N.Y. (September 22, 2006) – Ilana Kloss, C.E.O. of World TeamTennis, has been elected Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Women's Sports Foundation. The Chair is a valued resource for senior staff and Board members alike. In her new role as Chair, Kloss will preside over and provide guidance to the Trustees and Executive Committee. “It's an honor to be named Chair of the Board of an organization so important to the lives of physically active girls and women,” said Kloss. “I started my career as a professional tennis player around the ...
LET MY MOTHER PLAY
Sports Governing Bodies Need To Protect Rights & Health of Female Athletes
EAST MEADOW, NY, (September 6, 2006) – Educational institutions, national sport governing bodies and athletic organizations should adopt policies concerning pregnancy that protect both the health and rights of female athletes to participate in sports and physical activity, according to the Women's Sports Foundation who today released their position on pregnancy and athletic participation. Last week Missouri legislation proposed that within 48 hours before a bout, contestants of professional wrestling, boxing, kickboxing and full-contact karate must submit proof that they have taken a reliable pregnancy test and are aware of the results. On the heels of this proposed ...
Small State Reaps Big Rewards
As part of the Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo! initiative aimed at educating girls about health risks and encouraging physical activity, three girl-serving organizations in New Hampshire received funds to lead the charge towards healthy living.“The Women's Sports Foundation looks forward to working with girl-serving organizations in New Hampshire in an effort to increase awareness and improve the quality of life for girls throughout the state,” stated Dominique Dawes, Women's Sports Foundation President. “Providing the funding to continue and create new programs for girls is why we are here, and we were happy to bring some grant dollars to New Hampshire.”To ...
It Takes A Team Awarded $100,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENEW YORK, August 1, 2006 – It Takes a Team!, a program of the Women's Sports Foundation that focuses on eliminating homophobia as a barrier to all women and men participating in sport, received $100,000 from the Arcus Foundation. The grant will be used to continue developing and disseminating education resources to make sports safe and respectful for all participants, with a focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.“The generous award from the Arcus Foundation is great news for those who care about equality in sport for all. This grant provides us with much of the financial ...
Gatorade and the Women's Sports Foundation® announce recipients of the 2006 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards
NEW YORK, June 12, 2006 – Teams across the country applied for one of 20 $2,500 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards grants in order to support their girls' programs. They are using these grants to buy equipment and uniforms, pay for transportation or pay for tournament entry fees. Teams had to organize a community service project to get girls involved in sports and physical activity. “The Women's Sports Foundation salutes all of the GoGirlGo! Ambassadors who are striving to make an impact,” stated Dominique Dawes, Women's Sports Foundation President. “Their efforts are benefiting and improving the lives of girls ...
Women's Sports Foundation® Announced The Billies at
Tiffany & Co. on February 7;
Finalists for Awards Released
LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 9, 2006 – The Women's Sports Foundation® unveiled The Billies, an innovative new awards program recognizing media excellence in women's sports and physical activity. The kick-off reception and official announcement of The Billies took place at Tiffany & Co. Beverly Hills on February 7, 2006. Tiffany & Co. is the official award sponsor and designer of The Billies award. To show support for The Billies, guests at the kick-off event included Marcia Cross, “Desperate Housewives” actress; Billie Jean King, tennis legend and founder of the Women's Sports Foundation; and Jessica Mendoza, Olympic gold medalist ...
IOC Elimination of Softball From 2012 Olympic Games is Reason for Response
NEW YORK, February 9, 2006 – The Women's Sports Foundation issued the following statement on the refusal of the International Olympic Committee to reconsider its 2005 decision to eliminate softball from the 2012 Olympic Games:"This decision is in direct contradiction to the IOC's stated goals of increasing the participation of women in the Olympic Games and represents a serious setback in efforts to achieve gender equity in Olympic participation. No Olympic participation opportunities for women should be eliminated until such time as gender equity in participation numbers is realized. It behooves all organizations in the international sports community ...
RYKÄ AND THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION
ANNOUNCE THE 2005
RYKÄ WOMEN'S FITNESS GRANT RECIPIENTS
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (January 19, 2006) – RYKÄ, makers of performance athletic footwear and apparel for women, has given $200,000 in grants since 2002 to benefit the health and well-being of women across the United States, and this year the power to impact has continued. RYKÄ, together with the Women's Sports Foundation, is pleased to grant $50,000 to nine organizations that inspire, lead and improve women's lives through health and fitness. The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant provides financial assistance to women's fitness programs that: 1) empower and enhance the self-esteem of women aged 25 and older, 2) combine fitness ...
The GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards Presented by Gatorade® and the Women's Sports Foundation® motivates teams to make an impact - $50,000 Grant to Honor 20 Teams for Activating Girls in the Community -
NEW YORK, N.Y., December 12, 2005 – In conjunction with the GoGirlGo! National Campaign that is aiming to get one million inactive girls to participate in physical activity and keep another one million currently active girls from dropping out of physical activity, Gatorade and the Women's Sports Foundation are supporting a second year of the GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards designed to inspire teams to help combat the alarming physical and psychological health hazards affecting America's youth. For the past seven years, Gatorade has been a National Sponsor of the Women's Sports Foundation. As a small fraction of their ...
THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® AND THE PEPSICO FOUNDATION
REACH OUT TO CHICAGO'S FEMALE HISPANIC COMMUNITY
Chicago, Ill., November 28, 2005 – The Women's Sports Foundation® and the PepsiCo Foundation have joined together to activate the female Hispanic community throughout the metro Chicago area. In conjunction with the GoGirlGo! Chicago Initiative aiming to get 200,000 of Chicago's inactive girls active, the Healthier Hispanic Girls Initiative will reach out to 6,500 Hispanic girls between the ages of 8 to 18 and their families to introduce them to the importance of physical activity in their daily lives.The GoGirlGo! Healthier Hispanic Girls Initiative addresses a significant girls' health crisis and caters to the distinct needs of the fastest ...
LAS FUNDACIONES THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® Y THE PEPSICO FOUNDATION SE EXTIENDEN PARA AYUDAR EN LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA FEMENINA DE CHICAGO
Chicago, Ill., 28 de noviembre de 2005 – Las fundaciones The Women's Sports Foundation® y PepsiCo Foundation se han asociado para activar a las jovenes de la comunidad hispana en el área metropolitana de Chicago. En conjunto con la iniciativa en Chicago GoGirlGo! para lograr que 200,000 chicas inactivas de Chicago se conviertan en personas activas, la Iniciativa para Chicas Hispanas Más Saludables se extenderá para ayudar a 6,500 chicas hispanas entre 8 y 18 años de edad y sus familias para introducirlas a la importancia de la actividad física dentro de sus vidas diarias.La Iniciativa para Chicas Hispanas Más ...
Angela Duckworth from Scottsdale, Ariz., Honored as 2005 National SportsGirl
New York (Oct. 17, 2005) – The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and the Women's Sports Foundation are pleased to announce that 15-year-old Angela Duckworth from Scottsdale, Ariz., has been named the National SportsGirl 2005 winner. Sponsored by Wrigley and the Women's Sports Foundation, SportsGirl 2005 is an award program that honors young female athletes who excel in their sport and demonstrate superior leadership skills on and off the field of play. Duckworth was honored at the Women's Sports Foundation's 26th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner on Oct. 17 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York. For ...
St. John's Hosts GoGirlGo! Game Night To Promote Fitness Awareness
Sept. 22, 2005 Queens, NY - In conjunction with the Women's Sports Foundation, the St. John's women's soccer team will host "GoGirlGo!" Game Night on September 30, 2005. The Red Storm, under direction of head coach Ian Stone, will storm in action against the Hoyas of Georgetown at 7 p.m. GoGirlGo! is a national initiative created by the Women's Sports Foundation, designed to help girls make physical activity part of their lives. The mission of the GoGirlGo! campaign is get one million girls between the ages of 8 and 18 physically active over the next three years. The Red Storm ...
St. John's Serves Up Fitness Awareness With GoGirlGo! Game Night
In conjunction with the Women's Sports Foundation, the St. John's volleyball team will host “GoGirlGo!” Game Night on September 6, 2005. The Red Storm, under direction of head coach Joanne Persico-Smith, will storm in action against the Jaspers of Manhattan College at 7 p.m. GoGirlGo! is a national initiative designated to help girls make physical activity part of their lives. The mission of the GoGirlGo! campaign is get one million girls between the ages of 8 and 18 physically active in over the next three years.“We are really excited to help the GoGirlGo! Campaign reach their goals,” ...
Women's Sports Foundation Applauds New York Sports Equity Legislation
NEW YORK, AUGUST 26, 2005–Dominique Dawes, Women's Sports Foundation President and Olympic gymnast, expressed her support for the New York Sports Equity Legislation (SB 5951), which was announced by bill sponsors Senator Tom Duane and Assemblymember Scott Stringer at a press conference in New York City. The legislation requires New York State to provide the same funding for female sports teams and organizations that it does for male sports teams and organizations. “The Women's Sports Foundation applauds Senator Duane and Assemblymember Stringer for taking the lead on this important legislation, which sends a welcome message that sports is as important ...
Women's Sports Foundation President Dominique Dawes Elected to Class of 2005 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
NEW YORK, AUGUST 10, 2005–Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes will be introduced as part of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame class of 2005. The three-time Olympian will be enshrined at the 2005 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Induction Celebration on Saturday, August 13 in Indianapolis, IN. A Silver Spring native, Dawes is a member of the 46th Hall of Fame class which includes seven of the sport's most significant athletes, coaches, and contributors including her first and only coach and Maryland native Kelli Hill. To be selected, candidates must have been retired from competition for a period ...
Women's Sports Go Unreported in Television News
Los Angeles, July 20, 2005— In the last five years the television coverage of women's sports has declined. In fact, the percentage of stories and airtime devoted to women's sports on local news programs is now as low as it was 15 years ago. According to Gender in Televised Sports: News and Highlights Shows, 1989 - 2004, a study commissioned by the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles (AAF), women's sports received only 6.3% of the air time in 2004 compared to 1999, when 8.7% of the airtime was devoted to women's sports. In 1989 and 1993, ...
RYKÄ AND THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE FOURTH YEAR OF THE RYKÄ WOMEN'S FITNESS GRANT:
$50,000 Available for Women's Fitness Grant
East Meadow, N.Y. — (July 15, 2005) RYKÄ, a manufacturer of women's athletic footwear and apparel, and the Women's Sports Foundation announced year four of the RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant program, dedicated to supporting organizations and programs that enhance women's lives through health and fitness.“The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant sets the standard for what it means to be committed to women's health and fitness,” said RYKÄ Senior Marketing Manager Jennifer Lucas. “The outstanding vow women give to bettering their lives through fitness should be celebrated by a company who has been inspired by women, specifically for women, and the RYKÄ ...
GoGirlGo! Atlanta Project Kicks Off with Grants to
14 Local Community Agencies
ATLANTA (May 18, 2005) – The Atlanta Women's Foundation (AWF), in partnership with Kaiser Permanente of Georgia and the Women's Sports Foundation, will present grants totaling $168,000 to 14 local girl-serving organizations as part of the GoGirlGo! Atlanta initiative on Thursday, May 26, during a noon luncheon at the City Grill in downtown Atlanta's Hurt Building. The GoGirlGo! Atlanta project encourages young girls to lead healthier, safer and more productive lives by engaging in physical activity. Over the next three years, a total of $500,000 in grants will be distributed. Officials from the following agencies will be on hand ...
THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® CALLS FOR PARENTS
AND COACHES TO TAKE ACTION TO RECEIVE
RETALIATION PROTECTION
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 30, 2005 – On March 29, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Jackson v. Birmingham case in which a male coach who was fired because he tried to get the same facilities and treatment for the girls he coached that the boys had long enjoyed was told by a lower court that he couldn't sue as a whistleblower because the word “retaliation” didn't appear in the Title IX statute. In its decision, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote for the majority, "Retaliation against a person because that person has complained of sex discrimination is ...
THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL
OF NEW TITLE IX POLICY
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 28, 2005 – On March 17, 2005, the Department of Education quietly put a letter and model survey on its Web site announcing new guidelines for collegiate compliance with Title IX in athletic programs under the guise of a “letter of clarification.” Schools in which females are underrepresented in athletics compared to their proportion in the general student body and which have not demonstrated a history and continuing practice of expanding opportunities for the underrepresented sex – measures of non-compliance with Title IX – would now be deemed in compliance with the participation requirements of ...
CEO of Women's Sports Foundation Recognized by
International Olympic Committee
NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 2005 - The Women's Sports Foundation is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer Donna Lopiano was awarded the "Women and Sport" Trophy for America given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The award was given on March 8, International Women's Day, during a ceremony held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is the second time that the Women's Sports Foundation has been recognized by the IOC. When the award was first created in 2000, the Foundation was selected to receive this prestigious award. The IOC "Women and Sport" Trophy is awarded to ...
New Director Named for LGBT Issues in Sport Education Project at the Women's Sports Foundation
NEW YORK, MARCH 3, 2005 - The Women's Sports Foundation would like to announce the appointment of Pat Griffin, author of Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport, as Director of It Takes A Team!, an education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in sport. It Takes A Team! focuses on the development and dissemination of educational information, materials and resources to make sports a safe, welcoming and respectful place for all participants. The program is focused on increasing professional competency among school and athletic department personnel when it comes to dealing with LGBT ...
GoGirlGo! Program Addressing Chicago Girls at Risk- Inspiring 200,000 Girls to Get Moving
Chicago, February 23, 2005 – The Women's Sports Foundation released “The Status of Female Youth Health and Physical Activity in the Chicago Metropolitan Area” that has shown that Chicago and Illinois girls rank worse than the national average on nine out of 14 health indicators including nutrition, teen pregnancy and sport team participation. In partnership with the Chicago Foundation for Women, the Women's Sports Foundation announced the launch of GoGirlGo! Chicago, a three-year community campaign aimed at getting 100,000 of Chicago's inactive girls moving, 6,000 of those by April 1, 2005 and stopping the drop out rate of another 100,000 ...
RYKÄ AND THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCE THE 2004
RYKÄ WOMEN'S FITNESS GRANT RECIPIENTS
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (December 20, 2004) – RYKÄ, a company inspired by women for women, has given $150,000 since 2002 to benefit the health and well-being of women across the United States, and this year the power to impact has continued. RYKÄ, together with the Women's Sports Foundation, is pleased to grant $50,000 to nine organizations that inspire, lead and better women's lives through health and fitness. The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant provides financial assistance to women's fitness programs that 1) empower and enhance the self-esteem of women aged 25 and older, 2) combine fitness activity with health ...
GOGIRLGO! PROGRAM ADDRESSING ATLANTA GIRLS AT RISK – INSPIRING 200,000 GIRLS TO GET MOVING
ATLANTA, November 15, 2004 – The Women's Sports Foundation released “The Status of Female Youth Health and Physical Activity in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area” that has shown that DeKalb County and Georgia's girls are below the national average on nine out of 16 health indicators including nutrition, teen pregnancy and sport team participation. In partnership with the Atlanta Women's Foundation, the Women's Sports Foundation announced the launch of GoGirlGo! Atlanta, a three-year community campaign aimed at getting 200,000 of Atlanta's girls moving, 6,000 of those by February 6, 2005. Sport and physical activity participation is a fundamental intervention that ...
Taylor Clark from Morehead, Ky. Honored as
National SportsGirl 2004 Winner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO (Oct. 18, 2004) – The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and the Women's Sports Foundation are pleased to announce that 14-year-old Taylor Clark from Morehead, Ky. is the National SportsGirl 2004 winner. Sponsored by Wrigley and the Women's Sports Foundation, SportsGirl 2004 is an award program that honors young female athletes from each state who excel in their sport and demonstrate superior leadership skills on and off the field of play. Clark was honored at the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner on Oct. 18 at the Waldorf Astoria in ...
Past, Present and Future Talent Receive Top Honors at the Women's Sports Foundation's® 25th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner.
NEW YORK, N.Y., October 18, 2004 – The Women's Sports Foundation today named Olympic gold medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh and golf phenom Annika Sorenstam the 2004 Sportswomen of the Year. The award recognizes team and individual sport based on their athletic achievements between August 1, 2003, and July 31, 2004, and was presented at the 25th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.Misty May and Kerri Walsh finished the beach volleyball 2004 season with 26 professional titles, a world record 90 consecutive matches and 15 consecutive tournament victories on ...
The Women's Sports Foundation® announces Advanta, ESPN, Gatorade, Moving Comfort, a division of the Russell Corporation and the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company as presenters for the 25th Annual Women's Sports Foundation® Awards Dinner.
NEW YORK, October 14, 2004 – The Women's Sports Foundation® today announced Advanta, ESPN, Gatorade, Moving Comfort and The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company as co-presenter sponsors of the organization's 25th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner on Monday, October 18, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. “The Women's Sports Foundation is thrilled to have five amazing corporations on board for our largest fundraiser of the year. Advanta, ESPN, Gatorade, Moving Comfort and the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company have demonstrated that they are socially responsible companies committed to advancing the health and wellness of girls and women ...
Women's Sports Foundation to Present Sportswoman of the Year Honors on October 18
Press ConferenceWaldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York CityMonday, October 18, 200410:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ETWHAT: More than 90 current and legendary athletes are expected to attend a press conference by the Women's Sports Foundation prior to its 25th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner, which honors the top female athletes from 40 different sports.Every year the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner attracts an extraordinary list of champion female athletes. Star athletes and celebrities from film and television will come together for the announcement of the Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year. Also the recipients of the Wilma Rudolph ...
Women's Sports Foundation Wins Award in
2004 National Health Information Awards Program
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 The Women's Sports Foundation was selected as a winner in the 11th annual National Health Information Awards. This program recognizes the nation's best consumer health information programs and materials.The GoGirlGo! project received a Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention Information. The GoGirlGo! national education and awareness campaign arms adults and girls with the tools to live an active lifestyle and educate others about physical activity. Included with the program is a GoGirlGo! kit, which includes a GoGirls' Guide to Life, and a GoGirl Journal and instruction guides for group leaders. Each ...
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and the Women's Sports Foundation
Announce 50 State Winners for SportsGirl 2004
CHICAGO (Sept. 2, 2004) - The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE: WWY) and the Women's Sports Foundation are pleased to announce the 50 state winners for SportsGirl 2004, an award program honoring young female athletes from each state who excel in their sport and demonstrate superior leadership skills on and off the field of play. One of the 50 state winners will be named the national SportsGirl 2004. Each state winner will receive a $250 grant for a girls' sports program at her school or in her community. Five finalists will also be awarded a trip to ...
Sorenstam, May and Walsh Vy for Women's Sports Foundation
2004 Sportswoman of the Year Title
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 – The Women's Sports Foundation will salute the top female athletes from across the globe at the organization's 25th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City on October 18, 2004. The list of Sportswoman of the Year Award nominees is comprised of 11 medalists from Athens representing four different countries. Star athletes and celebrities will come together to celebrate the best individual and team performances of the year.An impressive list of athletes from 21 different sports will be vying for top honors – Sportswoman of the ...
RYKÄ and the Women's Sports Foundation Announce Third Year of the RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant
East Meadow, NY – (July 21, 2004) RYKÄ, the only performance athletic footwear brand in the world dedicated exclusively to women, and the Women's Sports Foundation announced year three of the RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant program, dedicated to supporting organizations and programs that enhance women's lives through health and fitness.“The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant continues to underscore our commitment to women's health and fitness,” said RYKÄ President Mary Taylor. “The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant Program represents our mission of enhancing women's lives through fitness by celebrating women who make the commitment to exercise and to be healthy and fit.”“It's ...
Toccara Montgomery and U.S. Women's Wrestling team training in New York City
NEW YORK, June 24, 2004 – Toccara Montgomery, female wrestler featured in the SuperWomen photo book, is a member of the newly formed U.S. Women's Wrestling team that will compete in the Olympic Games in Athens.The team is in New York training until June 28. They are at the Di Silvestri Wrestling Center on the campus of Staten Island's Monsignor Farrell High School. Practices are open to the public.Women's wrestling is the only new sport at the 2004 Olympic Games. The four women who have qualified to compete for the United States are making Olympic history. Other members ...
GoGirlGo! Question and Answer
Table of ContentsA. GeneralB. Inactivity of America's YouthC. WebsiteD. Pilot Community ProgramsE. SponsorsQ1.1: What is GoGirlGo!?A1.1: GoGirlGo! is a multi-faceted program created to help promote physical activity among girls in the critical 8-18 year old developmental stage, in order to decrease the physical and psychological risks that result from inactivity. The goal of the program is to get one million girls active over the next three years and to keep one million currently active girls from dropping out of sport and physical activity.Q1.2: How do you plan to get one million girls active?A1.2: Through the GoGirlGo! program four key components:Peer-to-peer and adult-to-youth mentoring ...
The Women's Sports Foundation Teams Up With
Advanta, Gatorade, Russell, Wrigley to Launch
National Campaign to Get America's Girls Moving
NEW YORK, May 20, 2004 – In an effort to combat the alarming physical and psychological health hazards affecting America's young girls, the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is launching GoGirlGo! on the occasion of the organization's 30th anniversary. Together with Advanta Corp., Gatorade, Russell Corporation and the William Wrigley Jr. Company, WSF launched the three-year initiative which aims to get one million inactive girls to participate in regular physical activity and keep another one million active girls from dropping out of physical activity.Through a national education and awareness campaign, community-based activation, grants for underserved girls, and a peer-to-peer, adult-to-youth ...
The Women's Sports Foundation Launches National Campaign
to Get One Million Girls Active
NEW YORK, May 20, 2004 – In an effort to combat the alarming physical and psychological health hazards affecting America's young girls, the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is launching a three year, multi-million dollar initiative to get one million inactive girls to participate in regular physical activity and keep another one million currently active girls ages 8-18 from dropping out of physical activity. Launched on the occasion of the Foundation's 30th anniversary, the initiative - GoGirlGo! – is a national education and awareness campaign to arm adults and girls with tools to enable girls to live an active lifestyle ...
RYKÄ and The Women's Sports Foundation Announce the 2003
RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant Recipients
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (March 5, 2004) – RYKÄ – the only performance athletic footwear company in the world dedicated exclusively to women – and the Women's Sports Foundation – the worldwide leader in women's sports - are pleased to announce the 2003 recipients of the RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant Program. This year 17 grants totaling $50,000 are being awarded to support organizations and programs that enhance women's lives through health and fitness. The programs benefit more than 3,500 women. The RYKA Women's Fitness Grant provides financial assistance to women's fitness programs that empower and enhance the self-esteem of women ...
Women's Sports Foundation Elects President-Elect and New Trustees
NEW YORK (February 11, 2004)–Women's Sports Foundation President Dawn Riley announced Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes as president-elect of the Foundation. Dawes will serve as president-elect in 2004 and will take office as president in January 2005. “I am so pleased to be appointed as the next president of the Women's Sports Foundation,” said Dawes. “I feel honored to join a group of such legendary leaders and look forward to being able to contribute as so many of the past presidents have—to help make a difference for young girls and women.” In addition to Dawes, Riley is pleased to name ...
Women's Sports Foundation's Response to University of Colorado Football Rape Allegations
Colorado football coach Gary Barnett was suspended today for his comments about Katie Hnida, a female player who accused a former teammate of rape. The suspension came one day after he criticized the performance of Hnida, saying she was an "awful" player and said she couldn't "kick the ball through the uprights." An independent committee has been appointed to investigate a burgeoning list of allegations involving the Colorado football program, including rapes, recruiting parties featuring alcohol and sex, escort services and hiring strippers.Hnida, who now plays for the University of New Mexico, last year became the first woman ever ...
Boston-Area Girls' Sports Programs Awarded $200,000 by the Women's Sports Foundation
East Meadow, NY (February 10, 2004)– Thirteen exemplary organizations were awarded a Boston Girls' Sports and Physical Activity Project grant by the Women's Sports Foundation today. As one of the Foundation's newest programs – introduced early last fall – this initiative aims to raise the number of girls participating in sport and physical activity programs in the Boston area.Why sports? We now know that, when organized effectively, sport programs can be a developmental aid and public health asset that enhances the physical and psychological well-being of girls as they navigate between childhood and early womanhood. Unfortunately, girls continue to be ...
The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Players Kick Off 2004 by Giving Back Through the Women's Sports Foundation GoGirlGo Project
The GoGirlGo Project is a unique educational program for girls aged 10 to 14, designed to help group leaders educate and encourage young girls about important issues they are facing such as dating, body image, diversity and tolerance, dealing with bullies, smoking, drugs and stress. Over the past three years 290,000 girls have participated in the project and $1,000,000 in grants has been awarded. The Women's Sports Foundation, a charitable educational organization dedicated to ensuring equal access to participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports and fitness, developed the GoGirlGo program to shape young girls into ...
18th Annual National Girls and Women in
Sports Day to Celebrate Women's Athletics
WHAT: Leaders from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Incorporated, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, the National Women's Law Center, the Women's Sports Foundation and the YWCA of the U.S.A. will join champion athletes in a discussion panel regarding the importance of gender equity in high school sports programs and to celebrate the 18th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). In 1986, Congress established NGWSD to encourage the participation and acknowledge the accomplishments of girls and women in sports and to honor the memory of Olympic silver ...
Columbia to Host Celebration of Women in Athletics
NEW YORK - Many of the most influential pioneers in the advancement of women's athletics will take part in Columbia University's Celebration of Women in Athletics Gala held on Fri., Feb. 6 in Low Library on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus."This has to be one of the most comprehensive celebrations for women's athletics ever held on a college campus," John Reeves, Director of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics, said. "We are thrilled to welcome such high-powered honorees."Olympian and television personality Summer Sanders will headline the event as the keynote speaker. Sanders' name is synonymous with success in the pool and on ...
Women's Sports Foundation Statement on
FIFA President Sepp Blatter's Sexual Remarks
On January 16, 2004, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said women should consider wearing more revealing uniforms, such as skimpier shorts, to bring more attention to the game. He said women's soccer needs different sponsors from the men's game and should try to attract fashion and cosmetic companies by featuring ‘more feminine uniforms.'“The Women's Sports Foundation is extremely disappointed that the president of such a prestigious sports association would make remarks exploiting its female athletes by objectifying them in a sexual manner to try and sell soccer. Internationally women's soccer has achieved legitimate credibility in the sports world and has ...
Team ESPN, Women's Sports Foundation, Girls Inc. and Boarding for Breast Cancer Collaborate at Winter X Games VIII for the First Health and Fitness Weekend
A group of young women, ages 11 – 15, from Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver, along with representatives from the Women's Sports Foundation will have the opportunity to participate in a fun weekend devoted to stressing the importance of encouraging health, wellness and physical fitness. They will experience Winter X Games VIII first hand with activities such as a snowboarding, tubing and meet and greet with pro snowboarders and skiers, yoga, a health and fitness seminar given by Women's Sports Foundation, X Games and Boarding For Breast Cancer as well as a special guest viewing of the Women's Snowboard ...
Powerbar® Pria™ Donates $26,000 to the Women's Sports Foundation
Berkeley, Calif. (January 15, 2004) – PowerBar Inc. announced today that it will make a donation in the amount of $26,000 to the Women's Sports Foundation, the charitable educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and fitness. The company's contribution results from the success of the “Empowering Tomorrow” program conducted in Fall 2003 by PowerBar® Pria™, the energy bar leader's line of nutritional snack bars for women.In an effort to create awareness and raise funds for national women's health and fitness educational programs, PowerBar® Pria™ and the Women's Sports Foundation created the “Empowering ...
Female Wrestlers Sue University of California-Davis for Title IX Violations
Today, four former female wrestlers at UC-Davis filed a class action law suit against the University for violations of their civil rights under Title IX, the U.S. Constitution, and California state law. The women allege that UC-Davis fails to provide equal athletic participation and scholarship opportunities for its female students and that UC-Davis exacerbated this failure by discontinuing the women's wrestling program in 2001. The female wrestlers seek reinstatement of women's wrestling and scholarship opportunities – with all the benefits, advantages, and other privileges afforded to varsity athletes at UC-Davis.Plaintiffs' attorney Kristen Galles stated, “Intercollegiate athletics provide educational ...
Women's Sports Foundation statement on Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle was a woman ahead of her time. As the first woman to swim the English Channel, not only did she shatter the men's record, she became one of the most important female role models of the twentieth century. Generations of women have beeninspired by her incredible achievements. My own career in a male dominated sport might never have been possible without pioneers like Gertrude. Even more importantly, she dedicated her life to sharing her love of swimming and its benefits with others, a mission completely consistent with that of the Women's Sports Foundation. Dawn ...
Women's Sports Foundation Announces Equipped 2 Play Grantees
East Meadow, NY - (November 10, 2003) - The Women's Sports Foundation and The Gatorade Company are pleased to announce the grantees of the 2003 Gatorade Equipped 2 Play grant program. In its third year, Equipped 2 Play is a unique program that provides sports equipment and/or apparel to girls' sports programs at schools, clubs or other recreational organizations that are in need. This year the Equipped 2 Play program, with the help of The Sports Authority, the exclusive equipments/uniform supplier, will award 57 grants to help these programs fuel the future of their female athletes. Gatorade, an official ...
WNBA Star Lisa Leslie and
Swimming Sensation Natalie Coughlin
Named Sportswomen Of The Year
NEW YORK, October 20, 2003 – The Women's Sports Foundation today named pro basketball player Lisa Leslie and record-holding swimmer Natalie Coughlin the 2003 Sportswomen of the Year. The award recognizes team and individual sport athletes for their achievements from August 2002 through July 2003 and will be presented at the Foundation's 24th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner tonight at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.Lisa Leslie, who will receive the Sportswoman of the Year Team Award for the second time, finished the 2003 WNBA season in the Top 10 in scoring (18.4 points per game, ...
Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Photo Alert
More Than 100 Top Female Athletes To Attend Awards DinnerWHAT: Camera crews and photographers will have the opportunity to catch the arrival of more than 100 current and legendary athletes from 43 different sports, as well as celebrity presenters, at the Women's Sports Foundation's 24th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner, which honors the top female athletes.Every year the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner attracts an extraordinary list of champion female athletes. These star athletes will come together for the announcement of the Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year. Also the recipients of the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award and ...
24th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner and Auction Press Conference
Press ConferenceWaldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York CityMonday, October 20, 200310:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ETWHAT: More than 80 current and legendary athletes are expected to attend a press conference by the Women's Sports Foundation prior to its 24th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner, which honors the top female athletes from 17 different sports.Every year the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner attracts an extraordinary list of champion female athletes. Star athletes and celebrities from film and television will come together for the announcement of the Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year. Also the recipients of the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award ...
Women's Sports Foundation Responds to the Folding of the Women's United Soccer Association
"The Women's Sports Foundation commends John Hendricks and the other investors of the WUSA for their leadership in establishing the first women's professional soccer league in the United States. The WUSA developed a significant fan base, produced high-quality games and established the USA as the mecca for women's professional soccer, attracting the world's finest players. It was unfortunate that the critical second and third years of the league occurred during an economic downturn in which significant new corporate sports sponsorships were few and far between. We cannot forget that professional sports leagues are difficult to take ...
$200,000 Available in Grants for Enhancing the Future of Boston Girls' Sports Programs
East Meadow, NY – (September 4, 2003) – The Women's Sports Foundation is excited to announce a new initiative to enhance the sporting lives of girls in the Boston community. The Boston Girls' Sports and Physical Activity Project was created to increase the number of girls participating in sport and physical activity programs in Boston, including those served by grassroots and community-based programs; improve the quality and diversity offerings; and develop a network of programs that will sustain programming in the future. Why sports and why girls? Research shows that girls who participate in sports have a more positive ...
Will it be Annika, Lisa, Logan, Natalie or Serena?
NEW YORK, August 26, 2003 – The Women's Sports Foundation will salute the top female athletes at the organization's 24th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City on October 20, 2003. Star athletes and celebrities from film and television will come together to celebrate the best individual and team performances of the year.An impressive list of athletes from 17 different sports will be vying for the top honors – Sportswoman of the Year in the team and individual sport categories. The awards recognize the athletes for their incredible achievements as ...
Dorothy Blaney, President of Cedar Crest College, Named Chair of the Board of the
Women's Sports Foundation
NEW YORK (August 27, 2003) – Dr. Dorothy Blaney, president of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa., was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Women's Sports Foundation. Blaney will be responsible for overseeing the work of the Executive Committee and the four standing committees of the Foundation, a new Board structure that will strengthen the Foundation's position as the worldwide leader in women's sports. The restructure caps a yearlong effort to position the Foundation to continue to affect social change in its second 30 years. “I am delighted to serve as Chair of the Board of the ...
Office for Civil Rights announces Title IX Victory for Girls and Women
“The Women's Sports Foundation is pleased with the content of the Title IX letter issued on July 11, 2003, by the Office for Civil Rights, which reaffirms the validity of the three- part test for the determination of equal opportunity in athletic participation. Boys and girls both benefit when the law of the land embraces gender equity. We believe that the Department of Education has responded to many letters from the majority of Americans who want their sons and daughters to benefit equally from sports participation. The Foundation continues to urge schools and colleges not to cut teams or eliminate ...
Women's Sports Foundation Announces Title IX Dad of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Ellie Seifert 516-542-4700 x164Wosportems@aol.com WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATIONNAMES DADS & DAUGHTERS FOUNDER TITLE IX DAD OF THE YEAR East Meadow, NY, June 24, 2003 Marking the 31st anniversary of Title IX, the Women's Sports Foundation awarded the second annual Title IX Dad of the Year Award to Dads and Daughters founder Joe Kelly. Kelly will be presented the award by the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Clark Griffith at a special presentation at the Minnesota Twins Game. Kelly, the father of twin daughters, has been consistent with his dedication to Title IX and the ...
Title IX Race Report in Intercollegiate Sport
For Immediate Release Contact: Ellie Seifert Women's Sports Foundation 516-542-4700 x164 Wosportems@aol.comWomen's Sports Foundation Releases Report on Title IX and Race in Intercollegiate SportResearch Shows Title IX Has Benefited Women of Color East Meadow, NY – (June 23, 2003) – Marking the 31st Anniversary of Title IX the Women's Sports Foundation announced today the findings of a research report - The Women's Sports Foundation Report: Title IX and Race in Intercollegiate Sport. This study examines the validity of claims that Title IX has not benefited female athletes of color, that female athletes of color have not benefited from Title IX to ...
Women's Sports Foundation Statement on Iditarod
June 23, 2003 Women's Sports Foundation Statement on the Iditarod Trails Committee Denial of Reasonable Accommodations for Rachael SedorisOn June 7, 2003 the Iditarod Trails Committee (ITC) denied a proposal to allow legally blind 18-year old sled dog racer Rachael Scdoris to compete in the 2004 Iditarod with the help of spotters on snowmobiles. The committee voted to postpone indefinitely a rule that would allow case-by-case consideration of accommodations for disabled athletes. “It's hard to believe that any organization would still disallow an athlete to participate because of a disability, especially when the proposed accommodation does not provide the athlete ...
Women's Sports Foundation Announces Third Year of GoGirlGo Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ellie Seifert516-542-4700 x164Wosportems@aol.comWOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THIRD YEAR OF GOGIRLGO EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROGRAMThe GoGirls are back!EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – (June 19, 2003) – The Women's Sports Foundation announced today the start of the third year of the highly successful GoGirlGo educational grant project. In the first two years more than 160,000 girls in organizations across the United States benefited from the project. This year approximately 108,000 kits will be distributed.The unique education program utilizes the four GoGirl characters to educate 10-14 year old girls about health- risk behaviors and ...
IBM and the Project to Eliminate Homophobia Team up to Make Sports Safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ellie Seifert 516-542-4700 x164 Wosportems@aol.com IBM AND THE PROJECT TO ELIMINATE HOMOPHOBIA TEAM UP TO MAKE SPORTS SAFE FOR EVERYONEEast Meadow, N.Y. (June 17, 2003) – The Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport is pleased to announce IBM as a sponsor of its educational publication, It Takes a Team! Making Sports Safe for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Athletes and Coaches. This educational “kit” was developed for athletes, their parents, guardians, coaches, administrators and the general public as a turnkey 40-minute program that includes a curriculum guide, posters, stickers and a video hosted by tennis ...
Title IX Decision Involving The Wrestling Coaches Association
STATEMENT TO THE PRESS: Title IX DecisionJune 11, 2003Women's Sports FoundationOn June 11, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed the lawsuit, National Wrestling Coaches Association v. United States Department of Education. The Wrestling Coaches Association maintained that Title IX was the cause of cuts to men's teams and that the three-part test for participation compliance created a quota system.The court's decision made it clear that Title IX cannot be blamed for cuts to men's teams because educational institutions make decisions based on multiple unrelated factors. The court also recognized the importance of Title IX, ...
Women's Sports Foundation and RYKÄ Announce Second Year of The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant
The Women's Sports Foundation and RYKÄ – the only performance athletic footwear brand in the world dedicated exclusively to women – announced year two of their grant program, dedicated to supporting organizations and programs that enhance women's lives through health and fitness.The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant supports RYKÄ's mission of making health and fitness integral parts of every woman's life, and giving back to the women's community. “The RYKÄ Women's Fitness Grant continues to underscore our commitment to women's health and fitness,” said RYKÄ President Mary Taylor. “The RYKA Fitness Grant represents our mission of enhancing women's lives through ...
Women's Sports Foundation Responds to Singh's Comments
"The Women's Sports Foundation is disappointed by the views of PGA professional Vijay Singh. By saying he will withdraw from competition if paired with Sorenstam for next week's Colonial is a step back for both men's and women's sports. Sorenstam is not playing on a gender mission; she is playing to compete with the best and to challenge herself as a professional athlete." "It appears to be good judgment on the part of the sponsor to offer an exemption to the best female golfer in the world. With Sorenstam's participation in the Colonial, viewers will get a real look at ...
Women's Sports Foundation and WUSA Establish Unique Partnership
The Women's Sports Foundation and the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) announced today a partnership that will bring together seven of the WUSA teams and the Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo Project.Launched in 2001, the GoGirlGo Project is dedicated to the development and funding of girls' sports programs that combine athletic skill instruction and programming with the delivery of educational information aimed at reducing risk behaviors that threaten the health and social advancement of girls aged 10 to 14.As part of this collaboration, WUSA teams will host “GoGirlGo Nights” for their local community organizations participating in the GoGirlGo Project. WUSA players ...
Geena Davis, Holly Hunter, New York Giant Dhani Jones and Champion Athletes to Present Sneaker Day Grant to Female Student-Athletes
WHAT:Academy Award-winning actors and star athletes will be on hand for the first Sneaker Day grant presentation, which will be awarded to the girls' sports programs at Frederick Douglass Academy. This event will include a sneaker donation to the girls' sports teams and will introduce the Women's Sports Foundation's first annual Sneaker Day, a new grassroots initiative that will take place on May 16th. Sneaker Day will allow groups, organizations and corporations to demonstrate the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle by allowing their employees and members to wear sneakers to work. Individuals may also sign up ...
Sneaker Day to Launch in New York on May 16 in Support of Sports and Fitness Programs for Girls and Women
The Women's Sports Foundation and The New York Women's Agenda are teaming up to encourage New Yorkers to lace up their sneakers to show their support of sports and fitness programs for girls and women on the inaugural Sneaker Day, May 16, 2003. Honorary team captains, including Geena Davis, Herman Edwards, Julie Foudy, Becky Hammon, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tim Howard, Sarah Hughes, Holly Hunter, Dhani Jones, Billie Jean King, Jeanette Lee "The Black Widow," Tiffeny Milbrett, Ahmad Rashad, Summer Sanders, Susan Sarandon, Wally Szczerbiak, Vinny Testaverde, Dara Torres, Saskia Webber, the New York Islanders, the New York Metro Stars and ...
Women's Sports Foundation® Awards Travel and Training Grants
The Women's Sports Foundation today announced the winners of the 2002 Travel & Training grants. A pool of $25,000 was awarded to 18 individuals and six teams, representing 19 sports. Since the introduction of the Travel and Training grant in 1984, $1,152,995 has been awarded to 1,167 individuals and teams who exhibit regional, national or international ranking or the potential for such a ranking.The grants help to relieve some of the financial burden on athletes, allowing them to focus on training. In addition to covering the cost of traveling to competitions, grants can be used to purchase specialized equipment or ...
Women's Sports Foundation® and Gatorade® Announce Grant Program
East Meadow, NY - (April 2, 2003) - The Women's Sports Foundation and The Gatorade Company today announced the third year of the Equipped 2 Play grant program. The Equipped 2 Play program is open to any girls' sports program at the school, club or grassroots level that is in need of equipment and/or apparel. The Gatorade/Women's Sports Foundation Equipped 2 Play grant application is currently available via www.WomensSportsFoundation.org or by calling the Foundation at 800-227-3988. The deadline for applications is May 30, 2003, and winning applications will be announced in August 2003.Equipped 2 Play will allow girls' sports programs ...
2003 GoGirlGo Grant Winners Announced
In the second year of the GoGirlGo Project, $330,000 was awarded to 57 organizations that provide sport and education programs to girls across 25 states and the District of Columbia.The Project was launched by the Women's Sports Foundation in 2001 and utilizes four GoGirl characters to educate girls about health-risk behaviors and life lessons such as body image, bullying, diversity, smoking, drugs and stress. Champion athletes like WUSA superstars Brandi Chastain and Tiffeny Milbrett, Olympic softball gold medalist Lisa Fernandez, world champion billiards player Jeanette Lee, and three-time WNBA All-Star Teresa Weatherspoon also share advice through their true-life stories.Organizations taking ...
Title IX: Overview of Current Developments
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT TITLE IX AND OPPOSE CURRENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO WEAKEN THIS LAW?1.Thirty years after its passage, most schools and colleges are still out of compliance with the law. While 49.1 percent of all high school students are female, females comprise only 42% of all high school athletes, receiving 1.1 million less opportunities to play.While 55 percent of all college students are female, female athletes still receive only 42 percent of all participation opportunities, 36% of all operating expenditures, 43 percent of all college athletic scholarship money, and 32 percent of all college athlete recruitment ...
Geena Davis & Bipartisan Senators Call on Pres. Bush to Preserve Title IX Athletics Policies
(Washington, D.C.) - At a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 26 - the same day that the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics will submit its final report with recommendations for sweeping and radical changes to Title IX athletics policies to Education Secretary Roderick Paige - award-winning actress and nationally-ranked archer Geena Davis will join Senators Tom Daschle (D-SD), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Patty Murray (D-WA) to urge the Bush Administration not to allow any changes to the policies that have opened opportunities in sports for millions of women and girls. Julie Foudy - the Captain ...
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Annika Sorenstam Playing in the PGA
Annika Sorenstam has accepted a sponsor's exemption to play the PGA Tour event in Fort Worth in May. Connecticut pro Suzy Whaley previously announced she would play the Greater Hartford Open in July after winning a sectional tournament last year, from the women's tees, to qualify. Now Sorenstam will be the first female to compete in a PGA event since Babe Zaharias qualified for the 1945 Los Angeles Open. Recently, Sorenstam has dominated the LPGA Tour, winning 13 of 25 tournaments last year and eight tournaments in 2001. The Women's Sports Foundation is in full support of Annika Sorenstam competing ...
Flo Hyman Memorial Award Presented to Olympic Gold Medalist Nawal El Moutawakel
The Women's Sports Foundation awarded Nawal El Moutawakel, an Olympic gold medalist and the first Moroccan to win a gold medal, its most prestigious award, the Flo Hyman Memorial Award, today at a congressional luncheon in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes an outstanding female athlete whose achievements reflect Flo Hyman's spirit and commitment to excellence on and off the playing field.As captain of the 1984 silver medal-winning U.S. volleyball team, Flo Hyman contributed to the sudden popularity and respect for U.S. volleyball around the world. Hyman's passion and dedication to sports led her to Congress where she fought ...
Top D.C. Scholar Athletes Honored on Eve of 17th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Outstanding female scholar-athletes representing 20 high schools in the District of Columbia were honored tonight at an awards ceremony held at Washington's Trinity College Center for Women and Girls in Sports. The ceremony was one of many events being held in celebration of the 17th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD).The Women's Sports Foundation presented its Scholar Sportswoman of the Year Awards to Chanel Barnes of Eastern Senior High School and Mary-Pat Kadzik of Georgetown Day School. Selected from 12 public and eight private school finalists, the pair was rewarded for their athletic achievements and academic excellence. ...
Women's Sports Foundation Responds to Commission on Opportunity in Athletics
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – JANUARY 30, 2003 – The Women's Sports Foundation today expressed outrage at the actions by the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics at their last meeting in Washington, D.C. No less than six proposals being advanced to the Secretary of Education from the Commission could result in discriminatory treatment of female athletes. The only numerical proposal advanced would change the current equal opportunity standard from athletic participation opportunities based on percentage of males and females in the student body to a new and lower standard - 50% Male and 50% Female with a 2-3% variance permitted. ...
17th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day to Celebrate Women's Athletics and Encourage Support For Title IX
WHAT:Leaders from the Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Incorporated, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the Women's Sports Foundation and the YWCA of the U.S.A. will join champion athletes to honor the recipient of the Flo Hyman Award and to celebrate the 17th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). This year's celebration is presented by The Sports Authority. In 1986, Congress established NGWSD to encourage the participation and acknowledge the accomplishments of girls and women in sports and to honor the memory of Olympic champion, Flo Hyman.In addition to commemorating the 2003 ...
The Women's Sports Foundation® Elects New President
The Women's Sports Foundation is pleased to announce sailing legend Dawn Riley as the new President of the Foundation. Riley begins her two-year term taking over the reins from US National Soccer Team Captain and San Diego Spirit Captain, Julie Foudy, and will lead the Foundation's Board of Trustees and help direct the Foundation's strategic planning, policy and development initiatives. Riley was the first woman in the world to captain an America's Cup team, in addition to managing an entire America's Cup syndicate. She is the only American to sail in three America's Cup Races and two Whitbread Round the ...
The Project to Eliminate Homophobia In Sports Announces the Launch of the Educational Publication, It Takes a Team
The Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport is pleased to announce the launch of the educational publication, It Takes a Team! Making Sports Safe for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Athletes and Coaches. This educational “kit” was developed for athletes, their parents, guardians, coaches, administrators and the general public in a turnkey 40-minute program including a video - hosted by tennis champion Zina Garrison and former professional football player Don McPherson - a curriculum guide, posters and stickers.The Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport is a collaborative effort involving seven leading national organizations and is designed to create an educated ...
Lisa Leslie Wins Flo Hyman Memorial Award
WASHINGTON D.C., (February 7, 2001) - Lisa Leslie, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the premier players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), is being honored today as the 2001 recipient of the Women's Sports Foundation's Flo Hyman Memorial Award. The announcement will take place at a luncheon hosted by ERA laundry detergent, in conjunction with the 15th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). The day, which celebrates "a New Era for Girls and Women," is co-presented by ERA and Sports Illustrated for Women.
Leslie is among 21 champion female athletes gathering ...
LYCRA and The Women's Sports Foundation Partner Again To Produce Educational Sports Guide For Teen Girls
East Meadow, NY - (January 25, 2001)
- Recognizing that sports and fitness are important developmental tools for teen girls, DuPont LYCRA® has joined forces once again with the Women's Sports Foundation to produce the educational guide "An Inside Edge: Training Essentials for Young Women in Sports and Fitness."
The 16-page guide highlights the mental aspect of sports and explains how thinking positively, having clear goals and being able to see success can help young athletes achieve self-confidence and inner-strength. The guide teaches girls how to keep a workout log to monitor their performance, note areas for improvement and evaluate ...
Legendary Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Recognized
LEGENDARY CARTOONIST CHARLES M. SCHULZ RECOGNIZED
WITH THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION® BILLIE JEAN KING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
NEW YORK, October 16, 2000 - In recognition of his numerous contributions to advance women's sports, Charles M. Schulz has been awarded the Women's Sports Foundation's Billie Jean King Contribution Award. The award will be presented at the Foundation's 21st Annual Salute to Women In Sports Awards gala tonight at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. Although he is best known for his comic strip, Peanuts, Schulz was a pioneer and advocate for women's sports throughout his 50-year career.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Schulz ...