WE ARE ONESupporting Women in Sports.

WHY? Women's teams account for 37% of athletic program operating

expenses

Women make up 57% of college undergraduates but receive only 42% of sports scholarships

Women account for only 42% of head coaches in women's sports and 2% in men's

Women hold 35% of all athletic administrative positions but only 19% of head administrative jobs in women's athletic programs 

Only 8% of athletic directors are females in Division I schools (GET BETTER STATISTICS)_

Women first competed in track and field in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and they were offered five events, including the 800 meter run. Though women had been

competing in the Olympics since 1900, the half mile was a controversial move. Many people weren't sure if women could run that far without doing damage to their

health. They also thought that sport that required running was not “Lady-like”.

The race itself was a success. Lina Radke of Germany set a world record of 2:16.8, but the aftermath of the race was shocking. Six of the nine runners fell to the ground

in exhaustion and several were carried off the

The London Times reported of the event;

“The half dozen prostrate and obviously distressed forms lying in the grass at the side of the track after the race may not warrant a complete condemnation, but it

certainly suggests unpleasant possibilities.”

The New York Times wrote;

"The final of the women's 800-meter run . . . plainly demonstrated that even this distance makes too great a call on feminine strength.”

It was found later that none of the women who competed were in any danger or had any health risks.