This document discusses gender equity and women in sports. It provides background on the growth of high school sports programs through the NFHS from 1971-1972 to 2008-2009. It also discusses the founding and growth of the WNBA professional basketball league. The document references key figures who helped advance women's participation in sports, such as Katherine Switzer, who was the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. It discusses Title IX and how it prohibited sex discrimination in educational programs, including athletics. It also examines differences between contact and non-contact sports in relation to gender participation.

1. Gender Equity and Women in
Sports Tom Barbone
SM405 Sports Law
11/9/2010

2. NFHS
• 17,000 schools
• 1971-1972 vs. 2008-2009

3. WNBA

4. Katherine Switzer

6. Israel vs. West Virginia Secondary
School Activities Comm’n

7. Title IX

8. Contact vs. Non contact sports

9. Works Cited
• http://marquettejournal.org/files/2009/12/SportsC
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• http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/jasmine-
thomas-5-2008-ncaa-womens-basketball-
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• http://thewhitemamba.files.wordpress.com/2010/0
5/wnba-logo-and-ball.jpg
• http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/07/13/
sports/13WNBA.1.ready.html
• http://www.rialtoentertainment.com/_public/films
/236687DA-88F0-41D3-
88A0316D5F254938/pressimage/BE045716.jpg

10. Works Cited cont.
• http://www.throughyourbody.com/Physical_IQ.htm
• http://technorati.com/sports/article/danica-patrick-
enters-nascar/
• http://golf.fanhouse.com/2007/06/09/where-are-all-
the-endorsement-deals-for-lorena-ochoa/
• http://unitethefight.blogspot.com/2009_11_15_archive.
html
• http://www.msmagazine.com/dec02/nelson.asp
• http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/gen
der-justice-sports-and-social-norms/
• http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/7637.html
• Sports Law by Patrick K. Thorton