Advancing equal opportunity for her in high school and college sports
The impact of playing sports goes far beyond the field. Girls who play sports do better in school, improve their mental health, and gain confidence and resilience.
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in education, including in athletics. But girls still don’t get an equal chance to get on the field or court. If they did, there would be one million more opportunities for girls to play high school sports. Also, girls’ teams often make do with facilities, equipment, and uniforms that are less than what boys’ teams have.
At the college level, fewer than 15% of all colleges provide women with the opportunities to play and athletic scholarships that the law requires. Check out the Gender Equity Dashboard to see how any college is treating women’s sports.
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Awareness is a game changer
It doesn’t have to be this way. One reason we still have these inequities is that most people are unaware of them. Often girls accept lower quality facilities and old, worn-out equipment because it’s always been that way. Most students and their parents don’t know about the guarantee of equal treatment that Title IX provides, we make this easy to understand.
You can help level the playing field
See our resources and suggestions for how you can promote equity.
