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Hot Chicks in Centre Court with a side of racism. Wimbledon, I am so disappointed.
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 8, 2009 at 7:03pm

Beauty before talent. That is such an ugly phrase. I think everyone knows that it works that way in Middle School; it should not work that way at Wimbledon. Yet it does. Beauty of a player is among the things taken into consideration when deciding on th...more

Banning boy from field hockey underscores discrimination and stereotypes against girls
by Title IX Blog
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:50pm

A Waynesboro, PA high school principal's decision to prohibit a male student from trying out for field hockey is being decried by some as "reverse discrimination." Reverse discrimination? Invoking Title IX, the principal told Mat Levine that (1) his pre...more

Serena has the last word
by After Atalanta
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:39pm

Everyone, it seems, has weighed in on the Centre Court sexism.But Wimbledon winner, 11-time Grand Slam singles champion, Serena Williams definitely got the last word (even if Dave Zirin wrote his column after Serena's win). Her shirt at the post-match pre...more

Wimbledon to assign courts based on anatomical dmensions
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:37pm

In an effort to stem the tide of criticism over the use of heterosex appeal as a criterion for assigning courts in the women’s side of the bracket, Wimbledon officials have announced new gender equitable criteria for next year. All entrants (regardless...more

FHSAA seeks dismissal
by Title IX Blog
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:33pm

In the "you've got to be kidding me" moment of the week (of course, it's only Tuesday, and things can change quickly in Title IX land--especially when it comes to litigation) the Florida High School Athletic Association has asked a judge to dismiss the la...more

Serena’s shirt exposes Wimbledon sexism
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 5:50pm

If you haven’t seen the t-shirt Serena Williams sported in her post-match Wimbledon press conference, then you are missing out. Given the attention to attractiveness, court assignments, body parts (i.e., “back packs”) sex sells women’s tennis co...more

Serena Williams “Oversized Back Pack” Critiqued
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 11:27am

When I read this column about Serena Williams by sportswriter Jason Whitlock, I had to include it in the blog for obvious reasons. The column wasn’t about Serena’s third Wimbledon Championship or 11th Grand Slam title, but a critique of how good she...more

A cheerleading PS
by Title IX Blog
posted July 6, 2009 at 11:46am

A recently released study from University of North Carolina says, not surprisingly, that cheerleading is the most injury-laden women's sport.So while the status of cheerleading may be somewhat contested these days, the fact that it is dangerous is not.Thi...more

UAA Investigation Reveals Locker Room Disparity
by Title IX Blog
posted July 5, 2009 at 2:39pm

The University of Alaska-Anchorage has announced plans to renovate athletic facilities to create two additional locker rooms that would provide more space to female athletes. An internal investigation into concerns the athletic department's gender equit...more

Darien Board of Ed is cautious about accepting gift
by Title IX Blog
posted July 4, 2009 at 4:18pm

A foundation has offered to donate $50,000 to support athletics at Darien (Connecticut) High School, but the Board of Education is exercising caution about whether to accept the funds, which are earmarked for the support of football ($25,000), girls' swi...more

Why police the border between women's and men's sports?
by From A Left Wing
posted July 4, 2009 at 12:31pm

In 2004, Mexican National Women's Team superstriker Maríbel Dominguez was signed to a two-year contract with Celaya FC, a second division men's team. FIFA stepped in with an official prohibition and the assertion "There must be a clear separation between...more

The New York Times: Garrison Isn't Backing Down From Lawsuit
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 3, 2009 at 2:18am

By Harvey AratonStraight Sets - Tennis Blog Of The New York TimesWIMBLEDON, England — Zina Garrison’s racial discrimination lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association has largely been panned in the greater American tennis community as withou...more

Cheerleading to ease Title IX controversy?
by Title IX Blog
posted July 2, 2009 at 2:39pm

That's the thought of a writer in New York who believes that the growth of competitive cheerleading and its acceptance as a sport by some schools could help ease all the Title IX controversy over "quotas."Would that it were so (or that we would want it to...more

This week's play on words
by After Atalanta
posted July 2, 2009 at 1:52pm

Addressing the issue of cheerleading as sport, Inside Higher Ed this week published an article on the controversy entitled "But I'm an Athlete." It's a good piece but I giggled a little when I read the title and wondered how many Inside Higher Ed readers ...more

Wimbledon’s Centre Court = Babe Central?
by One Sport Voice
posted July 1, 2009 at 10:19pm

While I was out of town participating in the Up2Us Regional Sports-based Youth Development Conference hosted by the LA84 Foundation, a graduate student forwarded me an article link I felt compelled to share (thanks EH!). A nydailynews.com article ran ...more

Wimbledon drops ‘Miss’ from scoreboards
by Pretty Tough
posted June 30, 2009 at 8:17pm

Wimbledon has always been known for its strict standards of etiquette. Organizers of the tournament like things to be done just so, like insisting players wear predominantly white. But nothing is sacred and some traditions have been scrapped in recent ye...more

Venice gets its first female gondolier
by Pretty Tough
posted June 30, 2009 at 1:12pm

It’s a familiar site on the water street of Venice, the striped shirts and flat hats of the gondoliers expertly steering their black boats underneath bridge after bridge in the picturesque city. And now, after 900 years, the canals of Venice, Italy f...more

'Small stories' and Title IX
by Sports, Media & Society
posted June 30, 2009 at 10:46am

As fans of women's sports know, the 37th anniversary of Title IX came and went last week with recognition from the White House, Women's Sports Foundation and women's sports advocates but with little mainstream media coverage. Of course, the passing of th...more

Discrimination in sport: What’s the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) got to do with it?
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 29, 2009 at 3:56pm

On June 24, Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank submitted a bill to the United States House of Representatives that, if passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Obama, would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orienta...more

Title IX doesn't cover coach's discrimination against female football player, court rules
by Title IX Blog
posted June 29, 2009 at 12:53pm

Ivyanne Elborough played football on the freshman team at Evansville High School in Wisconsin. She was the only female member of the team. Her coach, Ron Grovesteen, apparently did not like having a girl on the team. He regularly failed to unlock the g...more

The sport media’s role in promoting femininity: An example in women’s tennis
by One Sport Voice
posted June 26, 2009 at 7:48pm

A picture tells a thousand words and this picture is a perfect example of when female athletes are covered in the media, it is often in ways that highlight femininity-rather than athletic competence. For more on this subject read here, here, or here. ...more

Where Were You in ‘72? (Happy Birthday Title IX!)
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 26, 2009 at 1:36pm

In 1972 I was learning to play driveway basketball with the older boys across the street who had the only goal on our block. They were tall, fierce, and perfectly willing to outrun, outshoot, and outmanuver me with plenty of grins and laughter. There w...more

Celebrating Title IX’s 37th anniversary - Personal recollections
by Soccer Science
posted June 26, 2009 at 1:35pm

Watch as seven champion athletes and undeniable Title IX beneficiaries celebrate the historic legislation’s 37th anniversary. Here’s a few quotes I collected throughout the day: “I was in High School when it took effect, we went from having opti...more

Calling Wimbledon on its sexism
by After Atalanta
posted June 25, 2009 at 1:13pm

I have to admit I don't go to Wimbledon's official site to read the articles. I go for scores and schedules and draws. That's probably a good thing given the reporting the site did on Gisela Dulko's defeat of Maria Sharapova yesterday. The story, which wa...more

Highest Paid v. Hottest Athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted June 24, 2009 at 7:37pm

MSN.com recently posted two articles that represent a perfect example of gender inequality and sexist and marginalizing media coverage of female athletes. The articles speak for themselves…. First visit MSN Sports Hottest 30 Sportswomen , posted on J...more

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