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The passing of Title IX in 1972 generated a wave of female participation in athletics, as well as increased funding for female sports. Following their win of the 2015 FIFA World Cup, the US Women's Soccer Team highlighted gender discrimination in sport and brought about another movement towards achieving equal pay in sports. [3]
A significant contributor to the gender pay gap in sports is the media coverage discrepancy between men's and women's sports. Studies have shown that women's sports receive substantially less coverage than men’s, which in turn affects public interest and commercial investments.
The election makes this the time to keep sports safe for women and pass the 'Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.' It would preserve Title IX safeguards for female athletes.
In 1941 when the Women's Sport Organization was founded [61] there was an influx of interest in women's sports. During this time period there was a significant amount of women coaches. That number dwindled due to the Intercollegiate Athletics for Women [AIAW] losing supporters to the NCAA. [61]
A 2021 white paper for YouGov surveyed reasons why viewers around the world don't engage with women’s sports as much. The top reasons given were: "less media coverage," "lack of knowledge of ...
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports with support from a few Democrats.
On March 8, 2019 (International Women's Day) the 28 players of the USWNT filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation in the United States District Court in Los Angeles. [15] [16] Their class-action lawsuit asserted that the USSF violated the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) and Title VII. [17]
The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only people assigned female at birth participate in women and girls athletics ...