The Olympics are almost here! The games begin on August 5. This year the US Olympic team has more women than men, for only the second time in history. Of the 555 athletes who will compete at the games in Rio – 292 are women. No country has ever sent more women to the Olympics – ever. Read more here.What does participating in sports do for girls and women? A lot – it turns out. It increases strength and confidence. It fights disease now and later. It helps girls and women see their bodies as useful and beautiful, as they define it – not as defined by the media.
In honor of the start of the 2016 Olympic games – featuring more women on the US team than any team in history, we will be publishing excerpts from The Girl’s Guide to Swagger in Outdoors and Sports!