IT’S NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY!!!!
Women's Sports Foundation
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Women's Sports Foundation
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We exist to unlock the possibilities in every girl and woman through the power of sport. #PlayToLead
- Big news! We're proud to announce our new Child Care Grant with @Athleta and @allysonfelix, helping mom-athletes excel in sports while balancing the challenges of motherhood. Apply now & view our first nine recipients, six of whom are headed to Tokyo: bit.ly/3xqdFoE
- “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” Rest In Peace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose unwavering commitment to gender equality lives on in generations of girls and women to come.
- "To stand up for what you believe in and do things the right way, we can all take a page out of [Marta's] book." Your 2019 Team Sportswoman of the Year, @mPinoe! 📸 Getty Images for the Women's Sports Foundation
- "One of the biggest things researchers are finding that keeps girls engaged in sports is access to their heroes and mentors—even if it's just seeing them." Female athletes receive just 4% of media coverage. Growing this number is SO important.
- Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day® (NGWSD™)! This #NGWSD2023, we're excited to be back in D.C. to celebrate girls & women in sport & advocate to protect & build upon #TitleIX so future generations understand their rights to equal access & opportunity.We're not done yet!
- The wait is over! Olympic champion Maddie Rooney is your 2018 Team Sportswoman of the Year! 🏒🥇 Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Women's Sports Foundation
- "Kobe Bryant laughs when fans come up to him and tell him they hope he has a son to carry on the Bryant basketball legacy." He says the Bryant name is in good hands with his 13-yo daughter, Gianna. 👏👏👏 @kobebryant #HeForShe
- Congratulations to @StanfordWBB Coach, Tara Vanderveer on being named Coach of the Year @ESPYS this past weekend! #KeepCoaching 📸 @GettyImages
- “[Danielle] Scott, the daughter of college basketball officials, was promoted Monday to the full-time NBA staff referee roster. She becomes the sixth woman on the current staff ... the most women the NBA has ever had on staff at one time.”
- The right call was made to let Maori Davenport rejoin her high school team for tonight’s game after support from @BillieJeanKing, @JayBilas, @espnW and so many others! We are excited to watch her career blossom & proud of her poise despite the adversity.
- The 2019 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award recipient has inspired the next generation endlessly, played her sport fearlessly and advocated relentlessly. Congratulations to Marta Vieira da Silva! 📸 Getty Images for the Women's Sports Foundation
