Each Sunday, the gym at Oakton College is abuzz with third- through eighth-grade girls playing sports, complete with occasional interjections from female college athletes and coaches. This is the sound...

Evanston Resident Liz Maday founded Girls Play Sports to close the gender gap in sports. Since then, female sports enrollment in Evanston has been on the rise. Email: [email protected]...

Cherie Animashaun has spent the past few months dedicating her time to inspiring young girls and women in the community and across the globe through her Her Rising Initiative.  The Niles West High...