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2023 BJK Youth Leadership Award Honorees
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Five Trailblazing Young Women Named Recipients of the 2022 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award
The 2022 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award honorees are: Noor Abukaram, Kendall Dudley, Sydney Moore, Alicia Serratos and Lucy Westlake.
BJKLI Partners with Teneral Cellars to Launch Title IX 50th Anniversary Collection
$5 from every sale of Teneral Cellars’ “The Perfect Match” collection goes to the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative.
BJKLI Launches Demand IX Campaign
Coordinated by the Title IX Anniversary Coalition, a group composed of Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative, National Women’s Law Center, Women’s Sports Foundation and other key youth and community leaders, Demand IX is working with a number of organizations to increase the pace of change toward equity and fairness for all.
PowHER Redefined: Women of Color Reimagining the World of Work
The report explores a new perspective and unique opportunity to break patterns that have held Women of Color back and to listen deeper to the voices and wisdom of women who have attempted to speak, yet have been ignored. It is an attempt to create more pathways to outcomes where Women of Color are recognized as the vital resource they are.
Equity, Inclusion and Decision Making at the 2020 Olympics
The Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative (BJKLI) team champions and advocates for the Olympic Games, one of the biggest platforms for promoting gender equality in global sports.
Six Youth receive the 2021 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award
Adom Appiah, Tory Bailey, Gabriel Banuelos, Jacob Eusebio, Amani Shah and Holly Wilson were honored as recipients in 2021.
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative directs majority of 2020 giving to social justice reform and COVID-19 relief efforts for women
During 2020, BJKLI donated to several community organizations doing critical work to promote racial equality and support the black community, including the Audre Lorde project, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and multiple community-based bail funds.
BJKLI Supports Research that Highlights Barrier for Black and Latinx Girls
BJKLI support Girls Leadership’s new study Ready to Lead by Charlotte E. Jacobs, Ph.D., data was collected and analyzed to explore the leadership supports and barriers for Black and Latinx girls.
Billie Jean King throws support behind ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020
Billie Jean King supports ground-breaking ambition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 to set a new record for attendance at a women’s sporting fixture.
Billie Jean King Champions Gender Equality Axios on HBO
Billie Jean King features on Axios to highlight the importance of gender equality and the need for athletes to drive social change.
Advantage All Gender Equality Initiative
On International Women’s Day, Federation Cup Ambassador Billie Jean King champions the All Gender Equality Initiative to improve gender equality in all areas of tennis. The initiative aims to empower, inspire and enable women and girls to reach their full potential in sport and society.