{"id":495490,"date":"2022-01-15T13:48:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=495490"},"modified":"2022-02-10T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:59:16","slug":"womens-sports-policy-working-group-petition-developed-to-protect-fairness-create-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/womens-sports-policy-working-group-petition-developed-to-protect-fairness-create-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"WSPWG Petition Seeking Support As Push For Fairness For Biological Women in Sports Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WSPWG Petition Seeking Support As Push For Fairness For Biological Women in Sports Continues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Women&#8217;s Sports Policy Working Group<\/strong>, which consists of former elite athletes and sports administrators, was developed with the focus of ensuring that an equal playing field was offered for women&#8217;s and girls&#8217; sports, while also seeking opportunity for trans women and girls in athletics. On its website, the group has started a <a href=\"https:\/\/championwomen.dm.networkforgood.com\/emails\/1699012?recipient_id=ce4j9EwmCHpJeo2WURzJXw%7C%7Camhvb2tlckBpdS5lZHU=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition <\/a>that can be signed and will be sent to members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of fairness in women&#8217;s sports has heated up over the past two-plus years, including the past two months as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/under-scrutiny-in-routine-final-home-meet-penns-lia-thomas-wins-twice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Pennsylvania swimmer<\/a> Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, has posted some of the top times in the country. She formerly raced for three years as a member of the Penn men&#8217;s team. While she followed the NCAA&#8217;s requirement of one year of hormone-suppressant therapy, her male-puberty advantage has not been mitigated. Of late, USA Swimming has adopted guidelines to bring fairness to the sport, but the NCAA has decided to not follow the guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>The WSPWG has been at the forefront of fighting for women&#8217;s rights, urging the likes of various governing bodies, conferences, universities and organizations to respect the efforts of women and provide them with equal opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The WSPWG stands for two goals:<\/p>\n<p><em>(1) Continue to be obligated to provide males and females with equal sporting opportunities on the basis of biological sex, and<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(2) Be newly obligated to provide ways to include trans girls\/women in girls\u2019\/women\u2019s sports that ensure competitive fairness and playing-safety without diminishing the protection of biological females.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This two-step approach safeguards the integrity of the existing competitive sport process in which millions of girls and women participate annually. It also incrementally and thoughtfully expands the development of additional sports opportunities for emerging trans girls\/women.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Sports Policy Working Group <a href=\"https:\/\/championwomen.dm.networkforgood.com\/emails\/1699012?recipient_id=ce4j9EwmCHpJeo2WURzJXw%7C%7Camhvb2tlckBpdS5lZHU=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition can be read and signed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSPWG Petition Seeking Support As Push For Fairness For Biological Women in Sports Continues The Women&#8217;s Sports Policy Working Group, which consists of former elite athletes and sports administrators, 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