How Sports Help Women Succeed in Business

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In 1976, the Yale crew team marched into the office of the school's P.E. director and stripped, revealing "Title IX" painted across their chests and backs.

Title IX was a revolutionary piece of legislation, which mandated that no federally-funded school could discriminate on the basis of sex. Yale didn't have a women's locker room in 1976, and that, the crew team said, was illegal.

Title IX didn't just open up more opportunities for female athletes. According to research from Wharton Business school, those opportunities resulted in an increase in female labor force participation. Turns out, girls who play sports have a higher chance of employment later in life, as well wages 14 to 19 percent higher than that of their less athletically-inclined peers.

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Comments

[french queen13]

10:59 PM on 09/04/2011

So if you can't stand sports, screw you, is that it?

[Dede Eagleburger]

09:21 AM on 09/06/2011

wow, I didn't get that at all from the article. She's saying that it helps. In a nation where childhod obesity is a real issue, and most kids would rather play video games or facebook all day...it's great to see articles that let people know that, hey, getting out and being active isn't just for right now, it can help you all through life!