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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."
The Billie Jean King Contribution Award is an annual award granted by the Women's Sports Foundation to an individual or group who has made significant contributions to the development and advancement of women's sports. [1] In 2017, the award was renamed the Billie Jean King Leadership Award. [2]
womenSports magazine was the first magazine dedicated to women in sports. It was launched in close conjunction with Billie Jean King's Women's Sports Foundation and each issue of the magazine contained a two-page article written by the executive director of the Foundation. It was started soon after Billie Jean's win at the Battle of the Sexes.
Women in Sport, formerly the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF), is the UK charity that campaigns to make physical activity an everyday part of life for women and girls. It was founded in 1984 as Women's Sports Foundation (WSF), or Women's Sports Foundation UK. [1] [2] It gains most of its funding through Sport England.
Women's Sports Foundation reports that many girls do not have access to the same quality athletic facilities that boys enjoy. Given the lower levels of female participation in school sports ...
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]
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Her personal passion for women's sports gives her the drive to execute those business goals. She played basketball in college and her father was an NBA player for the Detroit Pistons, drafted in 1957.