Schools drop the ball on sports for girls
Opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports increased during the 1990s, but progress toward equality with boys slowed, and maybe even reversed, in the last decade.
A report from the University of Michigan and the Women’s Sports Foundation reveals:
- By 2009-10, 53 athletic opportunities were offered for every 100 boys, compared with 41 opportunities for every 100 girls.
- By 2009-10, boys still received disproportionately more athletic opportunities than girls in all community settings—urban, suburban, towns, and rural communities.
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