Women and Sports

by Laura La Bella

With the passage of Title IX legislation in the 1970s, women and girls have encountered fewer barriers to their participation in sports at all levels, be it community, high school, college, or professional. Some women have successfully lobbied to play traditionally male sports such as football, ice hockey, and boxing. Women athletes still face discrimination and double-standards, and their teams and programs suffer from underfunding and lack of exposure...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448883989
• ISBN13: 9781448883981
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12