Two Sentence explanation: Women's sports are becoming more common in the United States and around the world. Many young women use college to explore their sporting opportunities, through official or club teams.
Evidence: Since Title IX was passed in the 1970s, the push for equity in sports between males and females has led to more opportunities available to women to participate as athletes. The percentage of female athletes in the Olympics since 1972 has increased from 14% to 42%, with the total number of female athletes increasing four times in that same span. Recent events like the 2015 Women's World Cup, as well as the launches of the CWHL and NWHL for hockey and the NWSL in soccer have provided female athletes with professional playing opportunities, while the WNBA remains as the first stable female sports league.
Why Now: The NWHL is in their first season, and talking to collegiate female hockey players on WSU's club team would help to highlight some of the reasons why playing sports can be as valuable an experience for women as it is for men.
Interviews: Player and/or coach for WSU Women's Ice Hockey club team, writer who covers women's sports with regularity, people involved in women's sports, Dr. Scott Jedlicka, professor with a background in the sociology of sport.
Format and length: 500 words written.
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