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Boxing versus ski jumping
by After Atalanta
posted June 10, 2009 at 11:47am

You're thinking: "where can she possibly be going with this? These sports have next to nothing in common."True. But both are seeking inclusion in the Olympic Games--the female athletes of the sports because, of course, the men are already in.Haven't heard...more

Cutting costs without cutting sports
by Title IX Blog
posted June 9, 2009 at 1:50pm

In the wake of the Quinnipiac case, in which it seemed that the university somewhat spitefully cut men's track and field when it was told it had to retain women's volleyball, at least temporarily, in order to work out some Title IX issues, it is a good ti...more

Florida cutting high school contests
by Title IX Blog
posted June 7, 2009 at 12:44pm

In a cost-reducing effort, the Florida High School Athletic Association came up with and initially approved a plan to cut back the number of games teams play during a season; 20 percent across the board. Except for football.You would be right if you too t...more

Darien schools have some Title IX issues
by Title IX Blog
posted June 5, 2009 at 10:46am

Findings from the second (out of three) investigation in three years at the high school in Darien, Connecticut have found inequities that affect four girl's sports. Also revealed was that the three complaints have been filed by the same party whose identi...more

Lesbian coach’s team in deep doo doo
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 4, 2009 at 7:55pm

I ran across this interesting news item from the Bangor Daily News (That’s in Maine, for you non-New Englanders). It seems that high school softball coach, Kelly Jo Cookson, was fired in 2006 by the school system. The school claims she was fired becau...more

WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 1
by anngaff
posted June 3, 2009 at 12:56pm

Welcome to the first in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read female spo...more

Beyond bitch, bunny, or mom: Art intervention challenges (oh-so-tired) pop images
by Fair Game News
posted June 2, 2009 at 11:47pm

By Laura Pappano Of course being hot helps. Good-looking athletes get our attention, whether we’re talking Danica Patrick or Tom Brady. It doesn’t make them any better on the racetrack or the football field, but it does attract fans and sponsors. ...more

What if the athletes were boys, not girls?
by One Sport Voice
posted June 2, 2009 at 5:39pm

In a previous blog, I wrote about a male soccer coach in Minnesota who had his U12 elite girls’ team throw a game to the U13 girls’ team in the same club (Minnesota Thunder Academy). A great MN female youth soccer coach I emailed with has a great p...more

Including gender transitioning and transitioned athletes
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 2, 2009 at 11:36am

A new report jointly released by AthletesCAN, the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sports and Physical Activity (CAAWS), and the Candian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) entitled Promising Practices: Working with Transitioning/Transi...more

Women+Golf=Great Networking
by Ladies on the Tee
posted June 1, 2009 at 8:25pm

Women using golf to network in business are lagging behind their male counterparts. Are golf myths partly to blame? Discussion of the reality and a solution. Related posts:Bridging the Gap in Golf Networking You are spot on when thinking that ther...more

Cheerleading one's way to compliance
by Title IX Blog
posted May 31, 2009 at 6:36pm

A short but somewhat informative article about the issues surrounding competitive cheerleading and its potential to resolve some schools' Title IX issues around opportunities. Appropriate given the recent attempt by Quinnipiac to earn compliance by cuttin...more

Health care affordability problems persist for women
by Womenstake
posted May 29, 2009 at 6:10pm

by Brigette Courtot, Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center A recent analysis by the Commonwealth Fund shows that women experience cost-related health access barriers at higher rates than their male counterparts. These new findings echo those of...more

From sports, to horse racing, to politics….sexism abounds
by One Sport Voice
posted May 28, 2009 at 7:57pm

I’m going to jump contexts for this blog as I can see a trend unfolding. That trend would be overt and covert sexism against women in positions of power. It was present when Hillary Clinton ran for President (read here, here and here), it was present ...more

International Conference on Girls & Women in Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted May 27, 2009 at 9:10pm

The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) has officially announced the dates for the 5th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport. The conference will be held in Sydney, Australia May 20-23, 2010. A call for abstracts will be released July...more

Volleyball reinstated at QU, Men's Track eliminated
by Title IX Blog
posted May 27, 2009 at 2:31pm

After being temporarily enjoined from cutting the women's volleyball program, Quinnipiac University has decided to permanently reinstate the team. This move will likely result in a settlement of the Title IX lawsuit against the university, according to t...more

Pimp my golf cart?
by After Atalanta
posted May 25, 2009 at 11:43am

Ok this doesn't have anything to do with golf carts (not really anyway) but I had to use the word pimp in the title, because that it what seems to be happening with these female golfers for hire.A company started by a female golfer (who never quite made i...more

Women's pro sports: Can gender really be taken 'out of the equation'?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted May 24, 2009 at 6:44pm

The seven teams in the newly launched Women's Professional Soccer league are about two months into their inaugural season, playing in front of crowds that average about 5,400 and in front of viewers tuning into the Fox Soccer Channel. The league's initial...more

Low priority setting for gymnastics?
by Title IX Blog
posted May 24, 2009 at 3:42pm

A federal complaint has been filed alleging that the Rapid City School District in Iowa is violating Title IX by treating the gymnastics team as a low priority. The complaint cites the lower salaries received by gymnastics coaches as well as the lack of a...more

Judge Grants Injunction to Save Qunnipiac Volleyball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 23, 2009 at 12:11pm

Quinnipiac University women's volleyball will remain a varsity sport, for another season anyway, after federal district court judge Stephan Underhill granted the preliminary injunction the team was seeking to stave off the university's effort to terminate...more

Texas School District Under Investigation
by Title IX Blog
posted May 22, 2009 at 12:58pm

The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District in Texas is currently being investigated by the Office for Civil Rights, which received allegations that that district has discriminated against female athletes by offering fewer opportunities and by p...more

“Marginalization of women and girls—one of humankind’s oldest problems”
by One Sport Voice
posted May 22, 2009 at 11:51am

Recently U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement speech at Barnard College, an all women’s college located in New York City. Her speech had many good points, but there are two excerpts in particular which inspired this blog....more

Will women’s boxing be included in the 2012 Olympic Games?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted May 22, 2009 at 10:17am

Read an interesting article on BBC this morning about a new possibility to include women’s boxing in the 2012 London Olympic Games. The story broke in Europe today after hearing International Olympic Committee president Jacque Rogge publicly back its i...more

Save the date
by Women's Sports Nation
posted May 20, 2009 at 2:24pm

Mark your calenders. June 13th will be the Fifth Annual World Softball Day. In 1991, eighteen years ago to the day, the IOC added Softball to the Olympics. This year's theme will be "Back Softball" as ISF member nations will be commemorating this histor...more

Indiana State suspends tennis
by Title IX Blog
posted May 20, 2009 at 2:05pm

Cut has become the latest dirty word in intercollegiate athletics. Perhaps that is why Indiana State University has "indefinitely suspended" men's and women's tennis. Budgetary issues was the reason behind the suspension of the two teams which were chosen...more

Show me the money!
by After Atalanta
posted May 20, 2009 at 11:56am

Athletic departments, with their non-traditional accounting practices, may have a little more 'splainin to do about where their monies are going. Congress is looking at the tax-exempt status athletic departments, because they are part of educational insti...more

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