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The National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) is an annual day of observance held during the first week of February to acknowledge the accomplishments of female athletes, recognize the influence of sports participation for women and girls, and honor the progress and advocation for equality for women in sports. [1] [2]
To mark National Women and Girls in Sports Day on February 5, we celebrate a trio of female athletes who went above and beyond to produce magical sporting moments. A stunning come-from-behind win ...
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit charity focused on female involvement in sports. Founded in 1974 by tennis player Billie Jean King and initially supported by Olympic athletes Donna de Varona and Suzy Chaffee, its stated mission statement is "To advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity."
On 20 December 2011, DesignCrowd acquired Brandstack, [6] a stock logo template marketplace for buying and selling logo templates and graphic designs. Following the acquisition, Brandstack's name was changed to "BrandCrowd." [7] In 2014, DesignCrowd announced that it had acquired community design contest website Worth1000 for an undisclosed ...
High school sports participation hasn't reached parity among girls and boys. After the passage of Title IX in 1972, girls sports participation skyrocketed. But that growth started to plateau ...
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics and to administer national championships.During its existence, the AIAW and its predecessor, the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS), recognized via these championships the teams and individuals who excelled at the highest level of women's collegiate competition.
But some of the lessons you learn in sports are hard ones, good or bad." Of all the high schools in the state, only one has separate nicknames for boys and girls teams — Fort Sumner, with Foxes ...
As of December 2021, the Women's National Basketball Association, [10] National Women's Soccer League [12], National Pro Fastpitch (which folded in 2001), [13] Premier Hockey Federation (which folded in 2023), [14] and Women's Flat Track Derby Association [15] had television broadcasting contracts. [16]