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MMA Fan Reaction: Women’s Sports Foundation Responds to AIBA About Olympic Women Boxing in Skirts
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted November 2, 2011 at 6:08pm

Photo credit: Cris Cyborg Santos wearing gladiator skirt for MMA fight with Yoko Takahashi at Elite XC October 2008. Unanimous decision after 3 rounds for Cyborg. Women who participate in MMA and other combat sports have a hard time getting people ...more

NCAA Division I Votes to Increase Athletes Financial Aid
by Title IX Blog
posted November 1, 2011 at 5:30pm

Last week, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted to allow conferences to increase athletic scholarships by $2,000 so that athletes can have spending money. With this plan, the NCAA acknowledges that student-athletes have little time to work due ...more

Washington High School Receives Complaint About Fields
by Title IX Blog
posted November 1, 2011 at 5:28pm

A group of parents have reportedly complained to the administration of Castle Rock High School, in Washington, about the unequal treatment received by the girls soccer team, which plays on a field without lights while the football team plays in a comforta...more

What Do Olympic Boxing and Badminton Have in Common? Skirts
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:30pm

First, it was "let's have women wear skirts to compete in badminton at the Olympics". That conversation didn't go well. But that hasn't stopped AIBA from suggesting that women wear skirts to compete in London 2012....more

Florida High School Reinstates Lacrosse Coach After Retaliation
by Title IX Blog
posted October 17, 2011 at 9:08am

In June, school officials at Jensen Beach High School in Martin County, Florida, terminated girls' lacrosse coach Michele Ruth, who had advocated for her team's access to the district's best athletic facility, the stadium built for the football team, but ...more

Former Coach Settles Claim for Retaliation Over Scheduling Complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted October 15, 2011 at 11:58am

By personal correspondence from a source close to the case, I've learned that former girls' basketball coach Amber Parker has settled her lawsuit against the Franklin County (Indiana) Community School District, in which she claimed she was retaliated agai...more

School District to Renovate Softball Fields
by Title IX Blog
posted October 12, 2011 at 6:36pm

The Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County, Pennsylvania, will improve its girls' softball field, having voted this week to retain a contractor to design and conduct the renovation, at an estimated cost of $30,000. Reportedly, the boys' b...more

Comparing male and female athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted October 10, 2011 at 9:48pm

While talking with a reporter today about WNBA Champions the Minnesota Lynx, I had a realization…it most likely isn’t new, but I’d never thought about selective comparisons between male and female athletes in quite this way before. Comparisons bet...more

From Girls Sports to Women’s Sports – A Passionate Sorority
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted October 4, 2011 at 12:36pm

I had the distinct privilege of attending a recent espnW Summit revolving around the issue of raising women’s sports to the level it deserves. Summit attendees, gathered by invitation only, included (warning: long list ahead) Legendary athletes lik...more

Putting some layers on lingerie football
by Off The Court
posted September 28, 2011 at 11:39am

Australia has its first lingerie football star, Chloe Butler. For the former AIS runner it’s cause for celebration. She plays tackle football in front of stadiums full of fans – something which young girls in Townsville where she grew up could only dr...more

No more bullies: field hockey’s co-ed future
by Fair Game News
posted September 27, 2011 at 7:34pm

By Laura Pappano When my 6th grade son announced he was “following in the family tradition” and joined the school field hockey team, I was surprised. Turns out, he’s not alone, but is one of four boys on the team in a sport trying to grow it’s ma...more

National Women's Law Center Hosts Title IX Webinar
by Title IX Blog
posted September 20, 2011 at 4:37pm

The National Women's Law Center is hosting a free webinar called Rally for Girls' Sports: A Guide to Title IX for Parents, Coaches, and School Officials. NWLC attorney and Title IX expert Neena Chaudhry will "teach the basics, such as how schools can com...more

“Homophobic” Eucharia Uche To Be Investigated By FIFA
by Women in Sport International
posted September 20, 2011 at 2:00am

Tweet Op Ed By JoJo Rennie Fans of the Women's World Cup may remember the tournament as one that positively reflected the (ever) developing skill and passion in the Women's game. Despite coverage focusing heavily on a hard fought underdog tale that sa...more

Indianapolis high school imposes strict segregation
by Title IX Blog
posted September 16, 2011 at 12:57am

Since the case in Vermillion Parish (LA) was settled last year (disallowing single-sex classrooms), there has been a spot open for the public school that could execute the strictest form of sex-segregation.Looks like Arlington Community High School in Ind...more

NCAA Adopts Trans-Inclusive Policy
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 14, 2011 at 3:32pm

The NCAA announced a policy yesterday that clarifies their position on the participation of transgender student-athletes in sex-separated sports. The policy is largely based on recommendations included in On The Team: Equal Opportunities for Transgender ...more

NCAA Adopts Policy for Including Transgender Athletes
by Title IX Blog
posted September 14, 2011 at 1:48am

The NCAA has approved a policy to govern athletics participation by transgender athletes who have transitioned to another sex. The new rule, which takes immediate effect, allows a transgender athlete who has transitioned from male to female to participat...more

Women's Football: the women are ready, but America isn't
by anngaff
posted September 12, 2011 at 10:16am

The D.C. Divas before kickoff "How is that funded?" he asked, referring to the soccer camps I had described that are available to young girls in the United States, from a very young age. "Well, the parents pay to send their girls there. Sometimes, uni...more

Title IX Sexual Harassment Case Roundup
by Title IX Blog
posted September 5, 2011 at 12:20am

Federal courts have recently issued several decisions in Title IX cases involving allegations of sexual harassment. I am grateful to Western New England law student Shiona Heru for helping me prepare these case summaries! The Fifth Circuit Court of App...more

Why can’t New Jersey boy play with the girls?
by Fair Game News
posted August 31, 2011 at 1:18pm

By Laura Pappano It’s happened again: In New Jersey, a boy wants to play high school field hockey — and people are up in arms. Hillsborough High School senior Jimmy Cao, who’s 16, wants to be part of the team, but New Jersey’s governing body has...more

Investigations into Locker Rooms and Softball Facilities Prompt Improvements
by Title IX Blog
posted August 23, 2011 at 8:45pm

I've been meaning to post about these two stories, from earlier this summer, in which complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights prompted requirements for improvements to facilities for women's sports. Earlier this month ...more

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