OHIO Athletics and 51�� Women’s Center to host halftime recognition on National Girls and Women in Sport Day

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OHIO Athletics and 51�� Women’s Center to host halftime recognition on National Girls and Women in Sport Day

(NGWSD) is an annual event powered by the Women’s Sport Foundation – founded by Billie Jean King in 1974. The day aims to continue to “inspire girls and women to play sport and be active – to realize their power.”

Feb. 1, 2023, marks the 37th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day. After a year-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of in 2022, this year’s event serves as the inauguration for the next 50 years of commitment towards bolstering education and advocacy efforts.

Therefore, in celebration of NGWSD, please join OHIO Athletics, the Women's Center and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Program to recognize the student leadership of women and marginalized genders across campus.

Flyer for National Girls and Women in Sport Day

Join us on Jan. 28, at 1:00 p.m. for an on-court recognition during the halftime of Ohio Women’s Basketball MAC Conference game against Ball State.

Come and cheer on the Bobcats and show your celebratory support for student leaders on and off the court.

If you would like to nominate a student leader, open to women and marginalized genders, please email the Women’s Center at womenscenter@ohio.edu with their Name, Leadership Role in the University and student email address by Tuesday, Jan. 24.

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