April 2 – Equal Pay Day – marks the day U.S. women have finally earned the same amount of money as the average man did in 2018. Sports have long mirrored society, and the gender pay gap has persisted in athletics just as it has in the professional realm. And in sport, just as in […]
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.
Inspired by legendary Stanford University women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer, this Fund will honor her extraordinary legacy by providing fellowships for aspiring women coaches in all collegiate sports, from basketball and volleyball to water polo and fencing, providing opportunities for women coaches to excel and become leaders. Teacher. Mentor. Leader. Woman. Coach. She teaches, coaches […]
In sport and life, girls need to see women in leadership roles. Unfortunately, there are fewer women coaches today than before Title IX. Through the generosity of Scott Pioli and his family, we are working to change that. The Scott Pioli & Family Fund for Women Football Coaches and Scouts was established in 2018, to […]
Established in 2009, this grant provides direct financial assistance to aspiring judo athletes with successful competitive records who have the potential to achieve even higher performance levels and rankings.
The Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship was founded to encourage young women in New York to pursue careers in the physical…
Established in honor of Linda Riddle with the goal of providing young female athletes of limited financial means the opportunity…
New York City, NY (October 18, 2017) – Tonight the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF)—the leading authority on the participation of women and girls in athletics — hosted the biggest night in women’s sports at its 38th Annual Salute to Women in Sports awards gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
WASHINGTON, February 1, 2017 – A coalition of champion athletes and civil rights leaders arrive on Capitol Hill today to celebrate the 31st annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievements of girls and women in sports.
There has been a steady increase in the participation of American women at the Olympics since the passage of Title IX and this summer we watched as hundreds of girls who benefited from this law made history.
