Women's sports

Women's sports are sports and competitions organized for women athletes. Participation is governed by the eligibility rules of each sport and event.

Women's suffrage: A movement to secure voting rights for women. Broader campaigns for women's rights helped challenge restrictions on athletic participation.
Sex segregation in sports: The separation of athletes into competition categories based on sex or related eligibility criteria. Separate women's events are a central way sports organize competition.
Billie Jean King: An American tennis player and advocate for gender equality in sport. Her victories and organizing helped make equal treatment a public issue in women's tennis.
Women's World Cup: The international championship tournament for women's national association football teams. Its audience and visibility have helped establish women's football as a major global competition.
Men's sports: Sports and competitions organized for men athletes under the eligibility rules of each sport and event. Comparing men's and women's competitions reveals differences in access, investment, and institutional status.
Women's cricket: Cricket played by women, with organized teams and competitions dating to the eighteenth century. Its early organized matches show women competing long before many modern leagues existed.
Sports governing bodies: Organizations that set rules and oversee competitions within a sport. These bodies determine event formats and eligibility criteria for women's competitions.
Althea Gibson: An American tennis player who became the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam singles title. Her achievements broke racial barriers in elite women's tennis.
Women's National Basketball Association: A professional basketball league for women in the United States. The WNBA provides a prominent model for a sustained women's professional league.
Mixed-sex sports: Sports or events in which athletes of different sexes compete together or on the same team. Mixed competition contrasts with events organized specifically for women athletes.

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