Comments on: Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day http://sportsgirlsplay.com/happy-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day/ Girls youth sports news, tips and resources for raising a happy, healthy athlete Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Barb Lazarus http://sportsgirlsplay.com/happy-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21756 Barb Lazarus Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:25:13 +0000 http://sportsgirlsplay.com/?p=1068#comment-21756 How did the fundraising efforts go? Did we reach the $4 million goal? And curious to know what was discussed on Capitol Hill. Did our words fall on deaf ears? How did the fundraising efforts go? Did we reach the $4 million goal? And curious to know what was discussed on Capitol Hill. Did our words fall on deaf ears?

]]> By: Juan http://sportsgirlsplay.com/happy-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day/comment-page-1/#comment-21723 Juan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:58:25 +0000 http://sportsgirlsplay.com/?p=1068#comment-21723 Yeah, well they continue to refuse to include dance and cheer in the opportunities provided. They also refuse to admit that men's sports provide the girls with opportunities because they make the money and the women's sports lose it. They want handouts, and in the meantime, men's sports like gymnastics and wrestling continue to be cut so the opportunities for anyone that isn't big enough to play basketball and football are almost non-existent. Girls on the other hand have a MUCH greater chance of earning an athletic scholarship just by playing a sport. Title IX has completely backfired. Yeah, well they continue to refuse to include dance and cheer in the opportunities provided. They also refuse to admit that men’s sports provide the girls with opportunities because they make the money and the women’s sports lose it. They want handouts, and in the meantime, men’s sports like gymnastics and wrestling continue to be cut so the opportunities for anyone that isn’t big enough to play basketball and football are almost non-existent. Girls on the other hand have a MUCH greater chance of earning an athletic scholarship just by playing a sport.

Title IX has completely backfired.

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