Sarah True Knows That Sexism In Women’s Sports Goes Beyond The Wage Gap
The frustrations and pleasures of covering women’s sports
3 more women sue Baylor over reaction to rape allegations
No Woman is an Island
Well said Ms. Gibson. We’ve all needed a helping hand at some point. … [Read more...]
Sexual Assault by Student Is Not Automatically a Title IX Issue
As the public continues to decry the six-month sentence for convicted rapist Brock Turner, I get the sense that many are wondering about possible Title IX implications for this case. From what I've read, there are none. The university has pointed out in a public statement that it conducted a prompt … [Read more...]
Title IX: Roundup of Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Here is a summary of recent judicial decisions in cases alleging institutional liability for sexual assault under Title IX. A student at the University of California at Santa Barbara was drugged at an off-campus party and then raped by a fellow student. ??Three months later, she withdrew from … [Read more...]
New WSF Report Examines Gender Inequality in Coaching
Last week the Women's Sports Foundation issued a new report that examines gender inequality in the coaching profession. The report's authors surveyed over 2500 current and former coaches about their experiences and perceptions of the athletic departments in which they work, and revealed some … [Read more...]
What The Heck is Going on at Baylor?!
+ACY-nbsp+ADs On any given day over the past several months you were very likely to come across a headline about Baylor University and its problem with sexual assault.?? Football players were (and still are) de-committing, administrators were being fired and repurposed, there were convictions, … [Read more...]
What happened at Baylor
News broke yesterday, after several days of rumors about who was being fired and when, that football coach Art Briles would no longer be coaching the men's football team at Baylor University and that Ken Starr had been relieved of his duties as university president, had been +ACI-demoted+ACI to … [Read more...]