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Girls. All Women. All Sports All girls. All women. All sports. Impact Report Honoring our past, embracing our future Report Impact Impact Report Impact Impact Report Impact This is a pivotal time for the Women’s Sports Foundation. We have been leading her forward for 45 years and counting. We have advocated for her, kept her in the game and lifted her at times when no one else believed in her power. We have come a long way in changing cultural stereotypes. The transformative benefits of sports for young girls are undeniable. Now is a moment when the spotlight on gender equity provides an opportunity to reach wider and advocate more vehemently, to illuminate the possibilities of every girl and woman. The Foundation's significant history and artifacts are newly archived at the iconic New-York Historical Society Museum & Library, also home of the Billie Jean King Archive. Our documents and memorabilia tell the story of girls' and women's hurdles and 02 triumphs in sports. Our Foundation continues to be groundbreaking, and this rich history reflects our legacy of aecting change. 03 As we honor our history we also prepare for the future. Our new brand signifies our continued growth and strength and positions our Foundation well into the future. It is also a symbol of our unwavering dedication to ensuring that all girls and women have equal access to sports and physical activity and the tremendous life-long benefits they provide. We remain steadfast in our mission to enable girls and women to unlock their potential through the power of sports. All girls. All women. All sports. Foundation Sports Women’s Sincerely, Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Women’s Womens Sport’s Foundation Sport’s Womens Dr. Deborah Antoine, CEO Elana Meyers Taylor, President Women's Sports Foundation Women's Sports Foundation Erica Wheeler, Basketball, WSF Athlete Ambassador 6-9 10-13 14-17 Current landscape Our purpose Advocacy 18-21 22-25 26-27 Table of contents Community impact Research Our reach 28-29 30-31 32 Events Our voice Our team 33-39 40-41 42-43 Partner and donor acknowledgements Financials Get involved Sports participation by girls of color is Women make up significantly lower than less than 5% of the head Caucasian peers and at Girls enter sports later, coaches of men’s teams, much lower rates than participate in lower numbers approximately 24% of all boys of all races. [3,4,5] and drop out sooner in many head coaches at the college settings. Urban and rural and university level, and girls drop out of sports at even among the ranks Impact Report Impact twice the rate of boys. [1,2] Just one woman – Serena of head coaches of Williams – appeared on the women’s teams, they are 2019 Forbes top 100 a minority at 43%. [7,8] highest-paid athletes list. She ranked 63rd. [6] 06 Over one-third (36%) 40% of teen girls of girls say they intend to do not participate in drop out of sport prior [12] sport compared to 25% to high school. Women continue to be of teen boys. [9] underrepresented in Olympic leadership positions. Only 29% of IOC members and Nearly one-third (32%) 37.5% of USOPC board In 2014, only 3.2% of girls report that members are female. [11] of sports media coverage sometimes boys make fun Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Women’s was devoted to women’s of them or make them feel sports. [10] uncomfortable while they practice. [13] Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation Sources on page 41 Teens who play sports Sport participation = teens are more likely to have a having a more positive Before Title IX’s passing healthy diet, get ample attitude toward schoolwork, in 1972, 1 in 27 girls played physical activity and sleep, improved academic sport. Today, 2 in 5 girls helping to prevent obesity performance and higher Impact Report Impact play sport. [14] and other health-related aspirations for earning a diseases. [15] college degree. [16] Citywide Aquatics, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation 08 Teens who play sports have greater psychological health, self-esteem and stronger social 61% of women in the C-suite [17] connections. believe sport involvement Girls love sport because has contributed to their it makes them feel strong, career success. 94% of part of a team, confident, Playing sports decreases a women in the C-suite played active, competent and [20] young woman's chance of sports, 52% at the university connected with peers. [19] developing heart disease, level. Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Women’s osteoporosis, breast cancer and other health related problems. [18] Harlem Lacrosse - LA Sources on page 41 For today and tomorrow Impact Report Impact Impact Report Impact Founded by Billie Jean King in 1974, we are champions of leadership and change. We are building a future where every girl and woman has the opportunity to participate in sport and realize her power and potential. We are building a movement - inspiring confidence, persistence and leadership so the next generation can thrive. We do this through a four-pronged, integrated approach to sport access and opportunity. Research We are leaders in examining the impact of physical activity and sport on girls and women, the gaps in access and opportunity, gender equity and strategies to boost engagement. Our evidence-based data is used widely among sport, governmental and community-based organizations to shape policies and practice. We measure outcomes and apply findings to enhance 10 programming that serves her. 11 Advocacy We are a valiant protector of Title IX and policies that advance equity, safety and access. We are her advocate. We work to shape policy, public interest and practice to ensure that every girl and woman has unlimited opportunity to participate, compete and lead. Community Impact The Women’s Sports Foundation We empower parents, coaches, community leaders and administrators, with tools to increase girls’ athletic participation and Foundation Sports Women’s is the ally, advocate and catalyst positively impact her world. We provide financial assistance to aspiring female athletes to help fuel athletic potential. We invest for tomorrow’s leaders. We exist in programs that address inequality to improve athletic participation for girls in underserved communities. to enable girls and women to reach Partnerships their potential in sports and life. We collaborate with elite athlete ambassadors, corporate partners, like-minded organizations and supporters to maximize innovation, engagement and impact. All girls. More than 1,000 of the world’s elite female athletes serve as our ambassadors and our work has empowered more than Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Women’s Harlem Lacrosse - LA All women. 3 million youth, high school and collegiate student-athletes, and counting. Imagine how many more girls and women we could All sports. reach with your help. Join us! Impact Report Impact Unlocking Meghan O'Leary and Ellen Tomek, Rowing, the possibilities WSF Travel & Training Fund recipients with participants of Row New York in every girl 13 and woman through the power of sport Foundation Sports Women’s XS Tennis and Education Foundation Girls in the Game Natasha Watley Foundation Advocacy We advocate because it’s her turn Report Impact Impact Report Impact 14 15 Challenge Impact Inequity exists at all levels of competition for girls and Our advocacy work ranges from grassroots education - women in sports. The issues are vast: the lack of access for empowering those on the ground to take action and youth; a need for safe opportunities to participate; equal advocate for a more equitable sports environment - to pay at the elite/professional level; few women in the leading national and international discourse that informs Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Women’s coaching ranks; lack of media coverage of women’s public policy and legislation. Each year, we field hundreds professional sports. The list goes on. of calls from athletes, parents and coaches looking to better understand their rights and the rights of their Approach daughters, under Title IX. We flex our expertise to ensure that equity for girls and women is at the forefront of every We are the collective voice for all issues related to girls and conversation and public policy decision around sports. We women in sports. We are the go-to source for activism. We have participated in the National Youth Sports Strategy, use our platform to elevate the voices of elite athletes, served as a resource to policy makers, and provided public community partners and all girls and women, in order to comment and testimony on numerous public policies and Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Women’s act as a catalyst for change. We educate the public, inform legislation. public policy and influence decision makers to ensure that we continue to make strides and achieve results. Advocacy Fulfilling the promise of Title IX Report Impact Impact Report Impact Challenge Impact Maya* was lucky enough to play field hockey in youth While Maya’s and Laura’s intent was to get field hockey programs. She learned the game, gained the skills and she added to their local high school, their persistence and 16 was good. She knew that she wanted to continue playing perseverance had an even bigger impact. When field 17 as she got older. Maya looked to her Mid-Atlantic public hockey was added to Maya’s school, it was added to every high school’s sport oerings with her mom Laura*, and single high school in the district, 15 of them to be exact, was dismayed to learn that her district did not oer field creating 300 additional opportunities for girls to play field hockey. How would she continue to strengthen her game, hockey and reap the health, education and leadership and perhaps even play in college, without being able to benefits that come from sports participation.
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