IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT WOMEN AND SPORTS
* Before Title IX was passed in 1972, only 1 out of 27 high school girls participated in sports. Today, 1 out of 2.5 high school girls plays organized athletics.
* Female student athletes graduate at significantly higher rates (68%) than female student nonathletes (59%).
* In 2000, American Sports Data, Inc. estimated that 3.8 million girls (age 6-17) play basketball. Out of the 9.59 youth, boys and girls playing soccer, approximately 43% of U.S. are girls and young women.
* Girls who participate in sports are 92% less likely to use drugs, 80 % less likely to get pregnant and 3 times more likely to graduate and have higher levels of confidence.
* One to three hours of exercise a week over a woman's reproductive lifetime can bring about 20-30 percent reduction in the risk of breast cancer, and four or more hours of exercise a week can reduce the risk almost 60 percent.
* The longest winning streak in basketball history doesn't belong to a pro team, college team, or even a men's team. It belongs to the Baskin High Lady Rams of Baskin , LA who won 218 straight games from 1947-1953.
* The "Babe", Babe Didrikson, was one of this century's greatest athletes. She dominated the 1932 AAU track championships winning 5 out of 10 events and later won Olympic Gold in Los Angeles. As an amateur golfer, she won an amazing 13 consecutive tournaments. She continued to win 55 tournaments during her career and founded the LPGA in 1949.
Facts about Women and the Sports Industry
* Sports is a $213 billion industry - more than agriculture and motor vehicle sales combined.
* Over 6 million career opportunities are available in the sports industry.
* Over 60% of adult women work fulltime.
* 80% of women identified as key leaders in Fortune 500 participated in sports as youth.
* During its Inaugural Season, the WNBA had over 65 million TV viewers and more than 1 million in a
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