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'Tis the season...
by After Atalanta
posted January 1, 2012 at 5:05pm

...for top ten, five, eleven lists. Best ofs. Worst ofs. Shining moments. Glorious defeats. Trends and tribulations. Given that I too have, in the past, tried to comment on the happenings of an arbitrary (well there's the science of it all, I guess) set o...more

Qatar women hope to make history at 2012 Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 31, 2011 at 9:37am

DOHA: Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event. Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sur...more

Alma College Wrestling Reborn
by Title IX Blog
posted December 31, 2011 at 1:03am

We've largely gotten away from correcting all the little mistakes, misinterpretations, and misrepresentations of Title IX that occur in the media. But sometimes one of them just strikes that nerve and...A story about the rebirth of intercollegiate wrestli...more

Best of 2011: Issues in women’s sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 30, 2011 at 9:25pm

This week I’m bringing back some of my favorite posts from the year, and especially those that generated some good conversation. Issue pieces in sports always seem to do the trick, and these were no different. In June I posted a 10-part series I ca...more

Best of 2011: Sportswriters for the ages
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 29, 2011 at 9:00am

This week I’m reposting some of my favorite posts from this year, and one of the subjects I’ve been focusing on is the dizzying, ever-changing world of sports media. The trick is not to do too much navel-gazing, one of the hazards of the profe...more

Title IX: Preliminary Court Rulings Shape Ball State Retaliation Litigation
by Title IX Blog
posted December 28, 2011 at 11:40pm

After Kathy Bull was terminated from her position as head coach of Ball State's women's tennis team (which we blogged about here), she filed a federal lawsuit contesting this decision as unlawful retaliation under Title IX and other laws. Last week, th...more

“Men slap five when they make a good play, women clap furiously”; A Reason to Dislike Women’s Basketball?
by Same Size Balls
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:15am

Sometimes it kind of sucks to not be in on a joke. Everyone around you laughing, as you awkwardly stand there, pretending you understand, wishing you understood what the hell was so funny. This happens whenever I come across WNBA jokes — and it ha...more

Sharing the field: The conundrum of co-ed sports
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:06am

Photo from Plantsocialsports.com Given that sport is one of the few arenas where genders are (predominantly) still separated from the outset, co-ed sport seems like a reasonable middle ground.  The argument stands that co-ed sports provides more opp...more

University of Northern Iowa UndertakesTitle IX Compliance Review
by Title IX Blog
posted December 24, 2011 at 3:17am

The University of Northern Iowa is undertaking a comprehensive Title IX compliance review, officials announced this week. UNI reportedly has hired an outside firm to examine "'all policies and procedures that funnel into Title IX' including student misco...more

Cheer Team DQ'd for Having Male Member
by Title IX Blog
posted December 22, 2011 at 2:50pm

As reported in the Bleacher Report, a high school cheerleading squad in Michigan was retroactively disqualified from a competition for violating a league rule banning male athletes from female teams. The article goes on to criticize the Michigan High Scho...more

Lawsuit Against Slippery Rock University by Female Athletic Officials Has Been Settled
by Title IX Blog
posted December 21, 2011 at 8:44pm

Slippery Rock University has settled on undisclosed terms the retaliation case filed against it by two female athletics officials, which we had earlier blogged about here. The plaintiffs had alleged that their employment contracts were not renewed in ret...more

Advocates Seeking Title IX Compliance Review of Penn State
by Title IX Blog
posted December 21, 2011 at 7:59pm

Legal scholars have speculated on the possibility that Penn State's response to allegations of sex abuse in its athletics department could violate Title IX (see earlier blog post here). Last week, ten civil rights advocacy organizations sent a joint le...more

Dear Life Time Fitness, How About Some Gender Equity?
by One Sport Voice
posted December 20, 2011 at 2:19pm

Dear Life Time Fitness in St. Louis Park, MN: On behalf of all your paying female members, I hope you will consider finding space for building a “Women’s EXECUTIVE Locker Room” at your St. Louis Park location. I might have missed it whi...more

The latest book on Muslim women and sport
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 17, 2011 at 4:44pm

This book by Prof. Tansin Benn (University of Birmingham) and colleagues examines the global experiences, challenges and achievements of Muslim women participating in physical activities and sport. It makes a profound contribution to our understanding of ...more

What's that about social capital?
by After Atalanta
posted December 17, 2011 at 4:41pm

Earlier this week I mentioned how fandom of women's sports earns one very little social capital. This point was illustrated by a Yahoo contributor article I read a few days later. The author, a female firefighter, talks about how, in order to get by in a ...more

The ABCs of Coaching: T Is For Title IX
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 16, 2011 at 11:31pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Title IX: Mississippi High School Coach Sues District
by Title IX Blog
posted December 15, 2011 at 2:15am

Catherine Papagolos, former softball coach, filed suit against the Lafayette County School District in Mississippi, claiming that she was fired in retaliation for complaining about gender equity in her salary. Specifically, it is reported that she alle...more

Nebraska AD Tom Osborne Opposed to Student-Athlete Stipend Due to Title IX Violation Concerns
by Title IX Blog
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:04am

Athletic Director Tom Osborne announced that University of Nebraska-Lincoln had no immediate plans to pay athletes the $2000 cost-of-living student stipend approved by NCAA Division I this fall. Osborne explained that there was no clear way to implement ...more

Ben York On Sexism and Women’s Basketball
by SLAM Online -W
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:17am

by Ben York / @bjyork As you know, when someone bashes the WNBA and/or women’s basketball I typically remain silent and dignified. *dramatic pause* (laughs) If you’re wondering if I typed the above sentence with a straight face, the answer ...more

Video: Irish Olympic Boxing Hopeful Katie Taylor
by Wombat Sports
posted December 5, 2011 at 9:16am

As we vastly appoarch the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the amateur female boxers are preparing for their chance to make history. For the first year in Olympic history, women’s boxing will be an official sport and many countries, including Irelan...more

2011 USATF Annual Meeting Review
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted December 5, 2011 at 8:34am

Many people are familiar with the sport side of track and field.  In fact, this being an Olympic year, exposure and interests is only sure to grow and peak.  However, something that many people may not be familiar with is the business side of tr...more

Division I Cost-of-Living Stipends Draw Objection from Faculty
by Title IX Blog
posted December 3, 2011 at 1:11pm

When we blogged last month about the NCAA's vote to allow Division I institutions to provide athletes who receive full athletic scholarships with $2000 spending money stipends, we speculated that this proposal could exacerbate existing disparities in scho...more

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