Women in Sports

Can they reach parity with men?

Introduction

From sandlot T-ball games to professional basketball, athletic opportunities for females continue to expand. Girls' participation is up dramatically in secondary schools, even in such unlikely sports as wrestling. More than 41 percent of varsity college athletes were women last year, and a record 4,400 females competed in the last Olympics, nearly half the total. However, success ...

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