Report: Urban Girls Shortchanged in Sports
Published: Monday, November 10, 2008
Girls who live in urban areas start sports at a later age and have lower rates of participation than urban boys and suburban girls, according to a report released last Thursday by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The report “Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America” by professor Don Sabo at D’Youville College in Buffalo, N.Y., also looked at sports participation among disabled and immigrant youth. Physical activity among urban girls lags well behind their male counterparts--find out where discrepancies lie and how you can begin to solve them.
Boston Globe on WSF Report - "Go Out & Play"
Published: Friday, October 24, 2008
The Boston Globe references the Women's Sports Foundation's recent research report Go Out & Play in its Saturday article "Our Losing War Against Flab."
The Checkup
Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Washington Post examines the major findings of 'Go Out & Play' - the Women's Sports Foundation's latest study and collaboration with Harris Interactive. The study which points to increased satisfaction amongst families with active children has become a significant resource for media.
Study Finds Gender Barrier in Sports
Published: Friday, October 10, 2008
The New York Times references the Women's Sports Foundation's recently released Go Out & Play study revealing reduced physical activity rates in girls who are non-white or have an immigrant-background.
Maybe Women's Sports Don't Hurt NCAA Men
Published: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Wall Street Journal 's Matthew Futterman explores "the debate over equal rights on the athletic field," citing the Women's Sports Foundation's recent study "Who's Playing College Sports? Money, Race & Gender." The study, which finds increases in both men's and women's college sports and suggests that the "Title IX blame game" stop was pre-released on a press call attended by media including the LA Times, Associated Press and Indianapolis Star.
GoGirlGo! Boston Grant Award Winner, The Blackstone Community Center
Published: Thursday, August 14, 2008
GoGirlGo!, a nationwide initiative designed to motivate girls to be more physically active, recently awarded a grant to the Blackstone Community Center on West Brookline Street. The grant, part of a $2.6 million nationwide grant fund, will help create and sustain programs targeting local girls that will encourage them to become more physically active, to help them deal with issues of weight and body image, and to help them make better choices about their health. As part of the grant, GoGirlGo! will also provide Blackstone with education materials designed to help them create better curriculums for girls ages 8 to 18. For 8 to 12 year olds, the materials include a GoGirls! Guide to Life, featuring personal stories from female athletes who have made healthy choices, and accompanying GoGirl scrapbook; for the 13 to 18 year olds, the GoGirlGo! Ambassador Leadership Program provides them with college scholarship and team grant incentives to individuals and programs that advocate physical activity among their peers.
This grant is particularly valuable in Boston, where studies have shown that female high school students are more likely to be overweight than the national average.
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