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The racquet that endures and inspires
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 25, 2011 at 2:13pm

This is the final post in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that critically examines the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and i...more

Do girls and women really need sports?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 23, 2011 at 9:41am

This is the eighth in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that critically examines the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and inter...more

Some ideas for reworking Title IX
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 20, 2011 at 10:24pm

This is the sixth in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that critically examines the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and intern...more

People along the way
by Lize Brittin: Training on Empty
posted June 19, 2011 at 11:37am

Uggh. What a week. I am out of my element on all levels, it seems. I suppose on the outside, it looks like I'm managing OK, but I'm a bit frantic inside my head. I want to sleep for days and not just because I've been sick all week. I have to admit, the s...more

Elite Female Athletes - Where do they belong?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted June 19, 2011 at 12:48am

Photo from Bitten BoundOne thing that elite male athletes will never share with elite female athletes (well a bunch of stuff actually, but humour me here) is the question - where do I belong? Male athletes at the top of their sport are exactly where the...more

Women’s Sports Without Illusions: The First Week
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 18, 2011 at 9:07pm

Thanks to all those on Twitter and elsewhere for their comments this week to the start of my series, “Women’s Sports Without Illusions.” I’m really humbled by it all. Of course, I’m not expecting the precincts of The Sisterhood to report in, ...more

My Oh, Christ moment of the day
by After Atalanta
posted June 18, 2011 at 10:01am

Or "Things that make me go Ugh."Members of the German women's U-20 team are appearing in Playboy to promote the Women's World Cup.Also they want to show people that female footballers are not all "butch."Five of the women ages 19-22 posed for the publicat...more

Sports and eros, or why sex is more fun than gender
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 18, 2011 at 9:57am

This is the fifth in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that critically examines the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and intern...more

How women have held back women’s sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 15, 2011 at 3:46pm

This is the third in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that critically examines the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and intern...more

Women’s sports and the matter of choice
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 14, 2011 at 10:19pm

This is the second in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that critically examines the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and in...more

The elusive notion of gender equality in sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 14, 2011 at 5:35pm

This is the first in a series entitled “Women’s Sports Without Illusions” that will critically examine the nearly four decades of the women’s sports movement, including Title IX, cultural and social developments, the growth of professional and int...more

Dear Mavs Owner Mark Cuban: Please Buy a WNBA Team
by SLAM Online -W
posted June 13, 2011 at 4:58pm

By Ben York / @bjyork Mark Cuban can be a polarizing figure. He’s brash. Nontraditional. Passionate. Honest. Spontaneous. Charismatic. Doesn’t much care what you think of him. Gets into a bit of trouble with his impulsive reactions at times. And he...more

I guess it depends on your definition of thriving
by After Atalanta
posted June 9, 2011 at 5:36pm

I like to see/read stories on women in the so-called non-traditional sports; as in non-traditional for women; not non-traditional as in Ultimate Frisbee (which is not an insult--I like non-traditional sports or sports done in non-traditional ways; check t...more

Why FIFA should let the Iranian women play
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 9, 2011 at 1:03pm

Tweet You don’t have to get all worked up like David Zirin does (and this he does about most anything related to culture and sports) to see how FIFA is missing a magnificent opportunity to be a global agent for positive change. For a change. The inter...more

Women's Soccer: Unpopular, or Just Ignored?
by Women in Sport International
posted June 8, 2011 at 7:09pm

By JoJo RennieAfter reading a recent article, by Simon Kupor (The Financial Times:2011), of perceived notions of masculinity in football it got me thinking about how this affects female footballers. The main thread of the article highlighted how society v...more

Open Letter to Stanford Women’s Basketball Alums
by Mariah Burton Nelson: BEYOND WORKOUTS - Think of Yourself as an Athlete
posted June 6, 2011 at 11:43pm

The following article appeared in the Stanford Women’s Basketball Alumnae newsletter, May 2011. Today I gave a speech about nonprofit management. As soon as I finished, a man eagerly raised his hand. “Did you play for Tara?” he asked. This happens...more

Yes, Quidditch is a real (and growing) sport. And passionately coed.
by Fair Game News
posted May 31, 2011 at 1:47pm

By Laura Pappano It may look like an excuse for college students to gather in a festival atmosphere. And on the surface, Quidditch, the Harry-Potter-inspired sport in which players ride on brooms (ok, run with them between their legs), is a reach. ...more

Never mind the gender gap in sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted May 25, 2011 at 1:29pm

Tweet The producers of the Title IX documentary “In the Game” Tweeted a link to this ESPN story over the weekend about the paucity of women in action sports. The headline, “Gender Gap,” sums up so much of the wrong-headed approach to gauging the ...more

Thank Goddess for words…and our voice.
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted May 23, 2011 at 1:38pm

It has taken me quite a while, but I have finally finished Jane Fonda’s autobiography, “My Life So Far”. It was a roller coaster for me as a reader. At first I was in awe of this woman’s life. She was doing everything that I had hoped to do;...more

ESPN's "NASCAR NonStop" and the game of attention keep-away
by Sports, Media & Society
posted May 19, 2011 at 12:49pm

-ESPN announced yesterday that it will introduce "NASCAR NonStop" for its NASCAR "Chase for the Sprint Cup" broadcasts this year. As a video here shows, rather than cut away from the race to traditional spot commercials, viewers will still get to watch th...more

The devil at the bottom of the wishing well
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted May 19, 2011 at 12:45pm

Tweet When longtime Old Dominion women’s basketball coach Wendy Larry resigned on Tuesday, it didn’t come as a surprise. Athletics director Wood Selig announced several weeks ago that he was not going to extend her contract beyond the 2011-12 season....more

Taking the gender out of sports: Whose line is it anyway?
by After Atalanta
posted May 18, 2011 at 1:12pm

Pretty interesting interview with Kathryn Bertine over at the Huffington Post the other day. Bertine is a senior editor at espnW and is trying to qualify for the Olympic Games and has written a book about her attempt to qualify in 2008. ESPN sponsored her...more

The New WTA Campaign
by After Atalanta
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:34pm

The WTA has launched its new advertising campaign: Strong is Beautiful.And the NYT ran an article about said campaign. Let me note first that this is not a post with one coherent point or thesis. It is largely a collection of musings about the campaign. F...more

Women athletes on the Magic Roundabout
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 16, 2011 at 3:56pm

Too high, too short, too sexy, too long, against my religious beliefs ... the Miss Universe contestants? Nope, women athletes thinking about or being told what to think about their game-clothes. Now it's the turn of women badminton players to see what's...more

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