Girls in Athletics

82% of women executives participated in sports at one time in their lives beyond elementary school.

Celebrate the achievements of female athletes and the positive benefits of sports participation with the following resources related to educating and inspiring female scholar-athletes.

• Celebrate annually National Girls & Women in Sports Day on February 3
• Raising Girls’ Voices Blog:
  • From the Field to the Future
  • Equity in Sports Coverage Will Help Level the Playing Field for Girls and Young Women 
  • Billie Jean King: A Model of Authentic Leadership
  • Trailblazer and Changemaker: Billie Jean King
  • Where Do Female Athletes Get the Recognition They Deserve? All-Girls Schools.
• PEP Talks: Podcast on Educational Possibilities:
  • Value of Athletics for Girls
•  Articles:
  • NCAA: Disparities Persist for Women in Athletics (Inside Higher Ed)
  • The N.C.A.A.’s Women Problem (The New York Times)
• Notable girls’ school alumnae in athletics
• Videos:
  • MAKERS offers videos featuring female athletes like U.S. Olympian and World Cup Soccer champion Abby Wambach, an alumna of NCGS member Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women.
  • GAME ON: Women Can Coach (18 min and 55 min versions with corresponding toolkit)
• Educational Resources:
  • Go Girl Go! Curriculum
  • Discussion Guides
• Research Reports:
  • Girls in Athletics (NCGS research database)
  • Health and Wellness (NCGS research database)
  • Women’s Sports Foundation research database
  • Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport research database
  • Addressing Gender Inequities in Collegiate Sport: Examining Female Leadership Representation Within NCAA Sport Governance
• Programs & Scholarships:
  • Girls serving programs
  • Athlete serving programs
  • Coach serving programs
  • Student serving programs
•  Organizations:
  • Women’s Sports Foundation
  • Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
  • GALS Inc.: schools in Denver, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas are part of the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools (GALS) network, which employs the central philosophy that “healthy bodies fuel healthy minds.” Learn more in this case study from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.