For me, what began out of curiosity and the search for a good workout blossomed into something that has encouraged me to grow more confident and demand more of myself than I thought possible.
While far from parity, women athletes continue to make strides toward greater opportunity, visibility, and inclusion.
On September 10 Gauff won her first-ever Grand Slam tournament after defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
The tournament was not only a financial success, but also a success in terms of advancing gender equality globally.
In Indian-occupied Kashmir, where inequality and gender discrimination have been the norm for decades, a young talent has emerged as a beacon of hope.
The Women's World Cup has finally secured its place within the prestigious FIFA video games.
Women’s college basketball didn’t only breathe comfortably this year; it was triumphant.
Currently, 18 states ban trans girls from participating in girls’ sports. Often framed as offering “fairness” or “protection,” these insidious laws actually harm all women.
After allegations surfaced that the school’s girls sports teams were significantly underfunded and undervalued, students claimed Campbell violated Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in public schools or any program that receives federal funding.
Afghan-born Meena Asadi has had to upend her life several times to survive.
The new report, from the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, affirms the breadth and scope of the antidiscrimination law.
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation prohibiting sex discrimination in U.S. schools. How close are we to realizing its promise?
The documentary, which shows the “blood, sweat, and tears” of the team’s fight for pay equity, is being used as a vehicle for change.
The Tour de France is the most highly anticipated, popular cycling event worldwide.
On July 28, the greatest gymnast in history, Simone Biles, withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics
All of these cases elicit a similar feeling of Black women being treated cruelly and unfairly based on arbitrary rules.
“Skateboarding is usually considered to be a boy’s sport, but we were meeting so many girls and boys who were taking to skateboarding and really thriving at it."
The obvious, enduring inequities between men’s and women’s college basketball were spotlighted last month when a 37-second video filmed by Oregon forward Sedona Prince went viral.
Ahead of the Super Bowl, the new film offers a unique view of the devaluing of “women's work.”
The lack of television coverage of female athletes creates an illusion that there is not a significant number of female athletes worthy of admiration — that they are failing — when in fact, there are many who are very successful.
Semenya is banned from competing unless she artificially medically intervenes to modify her natural condition.
On Tuesday, the Arizona House banned transgender student athletes from participating on teams that align with their gender identity. All 31 Republican representatives supported the bill, which now moves on to the state Senate.
The annual day to celebrate female athletes has taken on a new urgency as women in sports are rising up more than ever to demand equality — but discrimination persists.
Bryant’s athletic prowess does not entitle him to the cultural benefit of the doubt, placing his protection over that of his alleged victim.
There has never been a female winner of Formula 1 (F1) racing — the most prestigious category in the motorsport. But 13-year-old Juju Noda wants to change that.