National Women’s Sport Week, initiated by Independent Women in 2022 and observed annually during the week of June 23, recognizes female athletes—past, present, and future—for their athletic participation and achievement in sport.

National Women’s Sports Week coincides with the anniversary of Title IX, landmark legislation passed in 1972. Title IX transformed sports by guaranteeing women and girls the right to equal athletic opportunities.

National Women’s Sports Week celebrates the incredible expansion of opportunities for female athletes since the passage of Title IX in 1972 and recognizes the role of Title IX in guaranteeing equal athletic opportunities. The week also honors the coaches and parents who empower female athletes. 

National Women’s Sports Week recognizes that athletic participation helps women and girls develop confidence, initiative, and leadership skills.

National Women’s Sports Week is a time to:

• CHAMPION female athletes for their teamwork, resilience, and success. 
• HONOR the coaches and parents who support female athletes.
• FIGHT to ensure the continuation of single-sex athletic competition.

Hashtags: #WomensSportsWeek  #WomensSportsWeek2026

Sample Social Media Post Copy:

• We can’t ignore biology. XY ≠ XX. Male and female bodies are different, and those differences matter in sports. Stand up for #HerGameHerLegacy this #WomensSportsWeek.

• Women’s sports have opened doors for generations of women and girls. I’m proud to join @IWF in celebrating National #WomensSportsWeek, June 21–27, and celebrating #HerGameHerLegacy.

• Female athletes deserve to be celebrated, not erased. We’re proud to join @IWF in supporting fair competition and the future of women’s sports during National #WomensSportsWeek.

• Title IX turns 54 this year, let’s protect women’s hard-earned gains. I’m celebrating National #WomensSportsWeek June 21-27 to champion female athletes for their teamwork, resilience, and success.

• Title IX helped transform women’s athletics. As it turns 54, let’s continue protecting the opportunities, achievements, and future of female athletes. We won’t back down and we won’t look back. #WomensSportsWeek #HerGameHerLegacy

• Women’s sports are about more than just athletics; they’re about boosting confidence, reaching your highest potential, and working with others. Female athletics are crucial to all generations. This week, we are standing up for these athletes by celebrating National #WomensSportsWeek.

• When men are allowed to compete as women, female athletes lose opportunities. It’s not right, and it’s not fair. This #WomensSportsWeek, we stand for female athletes and single-sex competition. We won’t back down. #HerGameHerLegacy

• I’m joining @IWF in celebrating National #WomensSportsWeek because allowing XY athletes to compete with XX athletes puts women’s physical safety at risk and takes away valuable opportunities for women and girls.

• Women’s sports are worth protecting. Join @IWF in celebrating National #WomensSportsWeek and recognizing the strength, dedication, and accomplishments of female athletes. Their legacy is worth defending.

• This #WomensSportsWeek, we celebrate #HerGameHerLegacy—the generations of female athletes who broke barriers, created opportunities, and inspired the next generation. We won’t back down. We won’t look back.

Competitive sport is a zero-sum game where some athletes make the cut, and others do not; someone wins, and others lose.

In a zero-sum competition, the inclusion of male-bodied athletes in women’s sport inevitably denies opportunities to female athletes. Claims to the contrary deny science, defy logic, and undermine Title IX.

National Women’s Sports Week is the perfect time to STAND UP for female athletes and single-sex competition.

Learn more about what’s at stake by hearing from female athletes themselves. Visit Female Athlete Stories to read, watch, and listen.