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What would Katherine Kersten say to Olympic hopeful?
Filed under: Women's Issues
More girls involved in the sportWomen's wrestling will make its second appearance as an Olympic medal sport in Beijing. In 2007, 5,048 girls participated in U.S. high school wrestling. That's more than twice as many as in 1999-2000.
While inclusion in the Olympics has boosted the numbers of girls involved in the sport, opportunities still lag at the college level. Miranda competed for the men's team at Stanford, and the trailblazing Minnesota-Morris women's team was discontinued for budgetary reasons in 2005.
It reminded me of this article by Strib columnist Katherine Kersten.
Continue reading "What would Katherine Kersten say to Olympic hopeful?"
Posted by Kevin Hoffman at June 10, 2008 1:55 PM | Comments (1)
It ain't easy being poor, female, and young in Minnesota
Filed under: Women's Issues
A sobering study released last week by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota yields unsettling news about the state of our state's girls. Nutshell: From self-esteem to physical abuse to college readiness to making babies, things could be a lot better--especially for poor and minority girls.
Here's a breakdown of the most salient findings:
Continue reading "It ain't easy being poor, female, and young in Minnesota"
Posted by Jonathan Kaminsky at May 10, 2008 9:00 AM | Comments (0)
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