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Too good to be a girl? The absurdity of gender testing
by The Rabbit Hole
posted November 9, 2013 at 9:08pm

Park Eun-Seon is just another female athlete who is too good; therefore, she must be a man.  She has had a relatively mediocre career but has quickly become a Korean Football Association all-star. Last season, Park scored 19 goals in 22 games carryin...more

Whitman College Debate Team Addresses Title IX Issues
by Title IX Blog
posted November 8, 2013 at 9:35pm

The college newspaper at Whitman College in Washington state reported in some detail on some Title IX issues that have arisen in the context of their competitive debate team.  According to a recent article, the debate team was the subject of a Title ...more

It's not Just Incognito
by SportyEsquire
posted November 8, 2013 at 9:29pm

Racism in Women's Sports...more

Is It Really a New Era for Women's Sport? The International Canoe Federation's Dirty Little Secret
by WomenCANIntl
posted November 4, 2013 at 7:34pm

WomenCAN International participated in the 8th Annual Play the Game Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, October 28-31, 2013.  Link to presentation and speech script here. Play the Game’s aim is to strengthen the ethical foundation of sport and...more

Free Give Away! ESPN's NINE for IX DVD Sets!
by carabyrd
posted November 4, 2013 at 6:26am

We are excited to give away 3 sets of ESPN's NINE for IX DVD sets. We here at Womentalksports tuned in for this exceptional series and know our audience will enjoy owning this set. Check out the trailer below and how to enter the give away at the bottom...more

OCR Concludes Independent Title IX Investigation of SUNY System
by Title IX Blog
posted November 2, 2013 at 10:47am

In December 2010, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights initiated an independent investigation of Title IX compliance at the State University of New York System and its twenty-nine campuses, to evaluate their policies and practices regardi...more

The Lady Trainers
by SportyEsquire
posted October 23, 2013 at 5:24pm

Earlier this week Sue Falsone announced via twitter that she was resigning from her position as the head athletic trainer (AT)* of the LA Dodgers.  In 2011, Falsone had become the first female head AT of a major league male professional team in the...more

UConn Women File Sexual Assault Complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted October 23, 2013 at 8:45am

A group of female students and former students at the University of Connecticut have filed a complaint with OCR, alleging that the university failed to adequately protect them or respond to instance of campus sexual assault. One of the students alleges th...more

Know Your IX (in less than 90 seconds!)
by Title IX Blog
posted October 20, 2013 at 6:54pm

The Know Your IX activists have produced this video which is a quick guide to an individual's legal rights and a school's responsibility. (More detailed information is at their website.) ...more

Prize money problem in squash: Women’s purses still petite
by Fair Game News
posted October 19, 2013 at 8:22pm

Tennis may have long ago recognized that unequal prize money sends a troubling message (and is just wrong), but that other racquet sport — squash — persists in offering different purses based on sex. Check out this new post from Squa...more

In Forthcoming Article, Law Professors Argue Public Single-Sex Education is Unconstitutional
by Title IX Blog
posted October 17, 2013 at 9:49pm

Professors David Cohen and Nancy Levit's article on the constitutionality of public single-sex education, which is forthcoming in the Seton Hall Law Review, was recently posted on SSRN.  The authors conclude that neither of the commonly cited justifi...more

Girls charged as juveniles in Florida bullying case
by Title IX Blog
posted October 16, 2013 at 9:07am

In a case of bullying that stands out because, as some experts note, of the length of time and the number of students involved in the bullying of a 12-year old girl who killed herself last month, criminal charges have been filed against two of the alleged...more

Former SDSU coach Beth Burns files wrongful termination claim
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 15, 2013 at 9:03am

No surprise at this litigation:Burns and her attorney, Ed Chapin, did not comment Monday and instead referred to the 34-page claim, which was obtained from CSU through an open records request. It characterizes the incident with Barrett as “an uninte...more

Title IX Godmother Inducted to Hall of Fame
by Title IX Blog
posted October 14, 2013 at 8:47pm

Over the weekend, Title IX advocate Bernice Sandler was inducted to the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY, alongside other notable women including Nancy Pelosi, Betty Ford, Kate Millett. Sandler has spent a lifetime challenging sex discrim...more

Amanda Leve Denied to be on Boy’s Wrestling Team Due to Gender
by Wombat Sports
posted October 14, 2013 at 8:27pm

In the past decade, high school girls have been gaining more and more acceptance in the freestyle wrestling world. However, one school is still a bit backwards in their thinking. 16 year old Amanda Leve was denied the opportunity to wrestle on the new&nb...;more

Fault admitted in California
by Title IX Blog
posted October 12, 2013 at 9:28am

Both Occidental College and the University of South California have said that they violated the Clery Act by underreporting sexual assault on their respective campuses as well as improperly handling some cases of reported sexual assault.Occidental--on the...more

Settlement Binds D.C. Public Schools to Compliance Plan
by Title IX Blog
posted October 4, 2013 at 7:34pm

Well we aren't expecting much news from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights this week, due to the government shutdown.  Not surprisingly, Title IX enforcement is one of the many casualties of the political situation in Washington.&n...;more

Students Claim Retaliation for Complaining About Hazing Assault
by Title IX Blog
posted October 3, 2013 at 9:16am

A family has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Tennessee, alleging that two daughters were kicked off of the Siegel High School basketball team in retaliation for complaining about an incident in which they and another were the victims of sexual contact...more

Thai women grab volleyball title; find focus on their looks
by Fair Game News
posted October 1, 2013 at 8:59am

By Mariah Philips The elation of a surprise victory is universal – and infectious. The emotion is so powerful that it doesn’t matter where in the world you are, what team it is – or the sex of the players. Everyone loves a come-from-b...more

Agreements reached...
by Title IX Blog
posted September 30, 2013 at 8:04pm

...in Portland, Maine where an investigation by OCR found that girls received fewer opportunities for participation in interscholastic sports than their male peers. The investigation also revealed some disparities in facilities. Under the agreement, the d...more

Straight Talk from Rutgers AD on NCAA Stipend Proposal
by Title IX Blog
posted September 30, 2013 at 9:02am

Rutgers University Athletic Director Julie Hermann was interviewed in the local press about the challenges of helping college athletes cover the true cost of education.  Last year, the NCAA voted to allow Division I institutions to award $2000 cost-o...more

Occidental College Settles With Sexual Assault Complainants
by Title IX Blog
posted September 20, 2013 at 8:35pm

Occidental College will reportedly pay an undisclosed sum to settle with students and faculty who have complained to the Department of Education that the College failed to properly handle their complaints of sexual assault.  The complaint against Occ...more

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