Womens Sports Facts

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT WOMEN AND SPORTS Facts about Girls, Women and Sports * Before Title IX was passed in 1972, only 1 out of 27 high school girls participated in sports. Today, 1 out of 2.5 high school girls plays organized athletics. * Female student athletes graduate at significantly higher rates (68%) than female student nonathletes (59%). * In 2000, American Sports Data, Inc. estimated that 3.8 million girls (age 6-17) play basketball. Out of the 9.59 youth, boys and girls playing soccer, approximately 43% of U.S. are …

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