Valuing Women and Girls in Sports

From USA Gymnasticsto U.S. Figure Skating, 2019 was packed with examples of how our Olympic sport programs protected those who abused and silenced survivors. While change has long been overdue, we’re starting to see organizations, athletes, coaches, and fans rally around the importance of valuing and respecting women and girls and making sport safer. For example, Women’s HealthandRunner’s World, with partners Garmin and athletic shoe company HOKA ONE ONE, launchedRunners Alliance, an initiative dedicated to women’s safety and addressing harassment while running. In collegiate sports,Cody McDavis, a third-year law school student and former Division 1 athlete, called on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to ban student-athletes with a history of violence through hisChange.org petition.

https://www.change.org/p/ncaa-conference-commissioners-ban-violent-athletes

https://www.runnersworld.com/runnersalliance/