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EQUITY
Girls playing sports attain higher levels of education,
are healthier and earn higher wages as adults,
compared to non-athlete peers.
Getting Girls and Women Into the
Game for a Lifetime of Success
By Kim Turner
F
ebruary 2, 2022 marks National Girls and Women in Sports Day -
an ideal kick-off point for the 50th anniversary of Title IX on June
23, 2022, the federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in publicly-funded
school and college sports programs. Title IX has opened athletics
doors to millions of girls and women over the past five decades. Similarly,
park and recreation agencies can work on and celebrate engaging girls and women
in sports and physical activity during these events and each day of the year.
Girls playing sports attain higher
levels of education, are healthier
mentally and physically, and even
earn higher wages as adults, compared
to non-athlete peers (tinyurl.
com/2mehjh8v). Girls and women
of color, in particular, experience
big lifelong dividends from sports
play, and yet too often have the
least opportunity and equity in
programming. Thus, focusing on
engaging girls and women of color,
especially in low-income areas,
is key to ensuring everyone can get
into and enjoy sports and physical
activity for a lifetime.
Here are nine ways your agency
can instill gender equity in youth
athletics during this Title IX anniversary:
1
Ask
girls what's needed. Ask
girls, their leagues, their families
and their coaches what they would
like to see in youth athletics. Simple
no-cost surveys and quick conversations
with stakeholders can
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yield critical information, such as
the sports girls want to play. Find
out whether girls are getting to play
what they like and getting equitable
access to facilities and support.
If not, adjust and equalize.
2
Prioritize time and resources
for equity. Ensure there is staff
time and budget support to afford
girls and their teams the facility
space they need, coaches to anchor
programs, and the publicity and
promotion necessary to help spur
equity. Sometimes, answers are
simple, like more levels of an existing
sport (for novices), a buddy registration
system for girls wanting to
know one teammate, or creative
facilities sharing.
3
Recruit and retain supportive
women coaches. Girls having
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