-Women's teams account for 37% of athletic program operating expenses


-Women make up 57% of college undergraduates but receive only 42% of athletic participation opportunities

-Women account for only 42% of head coaches in women's sports and 2% in men's

-Women hold 35% of all athletic administrative positions but only 19% of head administrative jobs in women's athletic programs 

-Only 8% of athletic directors are females in Division I schools

-Female participation in high school sports has increased from 294,000 athletes in 1971 to 2.9 million in 2006

-Female participation in intercollegiate sports has increased from 16,000 in 1970 to over 180,000 in 2005

-The number of women's collegiate athletic teams has increased from an average of 2.5 to 8.45 per school