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Give Girls a Fair Chance in School Sports!
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Girls still have fewer opportunities than boys to participate in school sports. It's time to level the playing field!
Even with the monumental advancements we’ve made in women’s equality, girls across the country still aren’t getting treated equally in school sports1.
Title IX requires high schools to provide girls with equal opportunities and services2, but girls continue to receive only 41% of all athletic participation opportunities — 1.3 million fewer than male athletes3. They’ve been shown to receive inferior coaching, equipment, facilities and scheduling as well4, all potential violations of Title IX.
“We still estimate that the majority of schools are likely out of compliance with the law,” said Sarah Axelson, vice president of advocacy at the Women’s Sports Foundation1.
Passing the High School Data Transparency Act (H.R. 455 and S. 217)5 would go a long way toward leveling the playing field by requiring U.S. schools make their athletic program data public. Elementary and high schools should be required to provide these statistics so that parents and students can hold their communities accountable.
Sign the petition and ask the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons by passing the High School Data Transparency Act!
