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Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk: Cheer is here
by Title IX Blog
posted February 5, 2011 at 2:15pm

Rather STUNT is here.USA Cheering's season of STUNT began last week with a competition at University of Louisville featuring teams from the host institution as well as West Virginia University, and Moorehead State.You might recall a certain schism in the ...more

Jury Finds for FGCU in Retaliation Case
by Title IX Blog
posted February 5, 2011 at 1:03pm

Today it's reported that after 2 1/2 hours of deliberation, a federal court jury in Florida found that Florida Gulf Coast University did not violate Title IX's prohibition on retaliation when President Wilson Bradshaw demoted Bonnie Yegidis from her posit...more

Report on gender disparities within Hazleton School District in Pennsylvania
by Title IX Blog
posted February 5, 2011 at 12:41pm

Title IX consultant Peg Pennepacker finished her report on the gender disparities within Hazleton School District in Pennsylvania. We wrote about this situation just over a year ago. Interestingly, the reporting of the complaint about the lack (i.e. none)...more

Black History Month – Honoring Female Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted February 4, 2011 at 8:36pm

Over the years, there have been many great black athletes. This month, to celebrate Black History Month, we’d like to honor some of the women who have contributed to the soul of sports. Pioneers Althea Gibson was a pioneer in both amateur tennis and pr...more

Increasing the focus on minority ethnic women and girls' sport - UK
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 4, 2011 at 12:28pm

Rimla Akhtar, Chairperson of the Muslim Women's Sport Foundation on the challenges and achievements of her organisation.Sport is and always has been a powerful means of uniting people and overcoming prejudices, particularly those against minority commun...more

More on homophobic recruiting
by HoopFeed.com
posted February 4, 2011 at 12:01pm

ESPN looks at changing negative recruiting from the top:"As far as negative recruiting, I can tell you, [from] working with coaches, that it very much does exist, and it's very harsh," Slater says. "It is probably more prevalent in some sports than others...more

Changing the Title IX narrative: A prescription for change #ngwsd
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 2, 2011 at 7:59pm

Women’s sports activists are gathering around the country to recognize National Girls and Women in Sports Day and encourage advocates to keep pushing for the benefits mandated by Title IX.Such efforts for equality are needed to keep issues like Title IX...more

Seattle Times: National Girls and Women in Sports Day #ngwsd
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 2, 2011 at 5:23pm

It's the 25th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a time when athletes, coaches, recreation directors, parents, students, sponsors, and educators across the country (maybe globe) will celebrate under the theme "Play, Believe, Achieve." Well mo...more

Has youth soccer in America left behind the inner city?
by Chris Wimmer
posted February 2, 2011 at 2:40pm

I recently had the opportunity to attend a happy hour/fundraising event hosted by local soccer non-profit group, DC SCORES. DC SCORES aims to empower students in urban communities using soccer, writing, creative expression, and service-learning. During ...more

Gender equity and geography bees
by Title IX Blog
posted February 1, 2011 at 3:39pm

A professor in North Dakota has filed a lawsuit alleging that the National Geographic Bee is not making their contests equitable.Professor Emeritus Eric Clausen (Minot State University) is naming the NGB as well as other entities and charging them with fa...more

No butts in the seats and no comment from the coach
by After Atalanta
posted January 31, 2011 at 8:35pm

I appreciate a thoughtful piece of student sport journalism once in while; something that doesn't say "Title IX is reverse discrimination and men are now the underrepresented sex." The latter sentiment was actually one I read in response to the news the U...more

Sexual harassment complaint at Syracuse
by Title IX Blog
posted January 31, 2011 at 1:58pm

We apparently missed this story when it was first reported last summer, but a former member of the women's basketball team has filed a complaint against Syracuse University alleging sexual harassment by her coach, Quentin Hillsman. And OCR is investigatin...more

New Jersey presses anti-gay discrimination charges against school district
by Title IX Blog
posted January 29, 2011 at 2:24pm

The federal Department of Education is not the only agency trying to hold schools accoutable for their role in bullying of students who are or perceived to be gay.The New Jersey Office of Civil Rights has reportedly filed a complaint with the state's Depa...more

No Summary Judgment for FGCU in Ex-Provost's Retaliation Case
by Title IX Blog
posted January 28, 2011 at 1:30pm

Bonnie Yegidis, we've recently mentioned, is the last plaintiff with outstanding Title IX claims against Florida Gulf Coast University stemming from alleged 2007 mass retaliation against female coaches who complained to administration about gender inequit...more

ESPN Magazine profiles homophobia and recruiting
by Title IX Blog
posted January 27, 2011 at 1:53pm

Props to ESPN The Magazine, for publishing an excellent profile on role of homophobia in recruiting for women's college basketball. Here's the first paragraph, which describes an example of the problem: On every top recruit's college visit, there com...more

‘Muslim women’, Islam and sport : ‘race’, culture and identity in post-colonial
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 24, 2011 at 12:31am

Farooq, Samaya (2010) ‘Muslim women’, Islam and sport : ‘race’, culture and identity in post-colonial Britain. PhD thesis, University of Warwick. Full text not available from this repository. Official URL: http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk/record=b2...more

Sunday Evening Decathlete
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 24, 2011 at 12:29am

For the uninitiated, this is my weekly track-oriented version of "Monday-morning quarterbacking". What did we learn this week?The real story is getting out. Earlier this week, the University of Delaware announced that it will demote its track and cross ...more

DU decision backlash
by Title IX Blog
posted January 23, 2011 at 4:22pm

There have been a lot of articles and editorials and articles that editorialize in the wake of DU's decision to end its men's running program.I thought this one was especially good, from a female alum and current track coach. She raises the point I neglec...more

A change of seasons
by Title IX Blog
posted January 22, 2011 at 3:16pm

OK the title is a misleading and mostly my own projections as I get ready to go outside and shovel/plow for the third time this week.What has really happened is that the Schuylkill League in Pennsylvania has decided to switch the days of play of the boys'...more

Delaware to drop two sports
by Title IX Blog
posted January 20, 2011 at 8:13pm

The University of Delaware announced this week that they will be dropping men's cross country and men's indoor track from its list of varsity sports in order to comply with Title IX. The two sports will have club status after this year.The option to add m...more

Coach sues University of Minnesota to challenge anti-gay discrimination
by Title IX Blog
posted January 20, 2011 at 1:15am

Last week, former University of Minnesota women's golf coach Katie Brenny reportedly filed suit against the university and officials, arguing that she was forced to resign by anti-gay hostility in the athletic department. Brenny charges that the universi...more

A college track team eliminated
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 19, 2011 at 5:23pm

This morning it was announced that the University of Delaware will eliminate its men's track and cross country teams, effective at the end of this school year. The teams will technically still compete at the club level, but for all practical purposes th...more

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