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Stretching the Boundaries of Title IX
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 30, 2012 at 2:42am

Tweet As promised, espnW this week rolled out “The Power of IX,” its special section devoted to the law that revolutionized women’s sports in America and that turns 40 in June. As expected, the site is attractive visually and has a com...more

As women dunk more often, some having trouble adapting to change
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:23pm

Great piece by Ramona Shelburne (the best writer at ESPN) on Brittney Griner and other women dunking. It seems that the Baylor center's latest dunks have been met with some uneasiness from fans. Shelburne talked to a handful of coaches and players for the...more

Unseen, unappreciated, undiscovered . . . . unfair
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:05pm

Author:  Dr. Marilyn McNeil Clips Guest Commentary Lopsided media coverage continues, and the growth of women’s basketball is being stifled as a result. By Dr. Marilyn McNeil, Monmouth University AD, 3-25-12 Ed.-Dr. Ma...more

Obama: Title IX has made 'society more equal'
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:03pm

Author:  Geneva Sands President Obama praised the results of Title IX in an interview with ESPN, saying the legislation not only opened opportunities to women in sports, but has helped make "society more equal" as a whole in the ...more

Lisa Leslie talks Title IX, NCAA Women’s Basketball, and more
by Pretty Tough
posted March 29, 2012 at 7:46am

This year, Title IX is celebrating its 40th year of existence since passing in 1972. Title IX allows women to have the opportunities that men have for a college education and college athletics. The product of the law is female athletes defying odds and in...more

President Obama on Title IX's Impact
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 27, 2012 at 4:56pm

Author:  espnW Earlier this month, ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz spoke with President Barack Obama about the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, Title IX and sports in general during a visit to the White House. Vid...more

Title Nine Founder Missy Park Talks Female Sportswear & Celebrating Title IX's 40th Anniversary
by A Glam Slam
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:21pm

Today’s athletic females have many sportswear options available to them. This selection was not always there as traditional sportswear companies often did not succeed in meeting women’s needs. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of ...more

Leading by Example- Santa Clara University Women’s Basketball Coaches
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 23, 2012 at 9:25am

  Here at BAWSI we rely heavily on female athletes to understand the importance of using their unique platform for good. But, rarely do we see the coaches of these athletes making the same commitment themselves. The Santa Clara University women&rsqu...;more

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Grad Student's Retaliation Case
by Title IX Blog
posted March 22, 2012 at 7:28pm

Monica Emeldi, a graduate student in the University of Oregon's Department of Education, sued her institution under Title IX after the faculty chair of her dissertation committee resigned in ostensible retaliation for her complaints about gender equity wi...more

Women from All Nations Heading to the Olympics?
by Women in Sport International
posted March 21, 2012 at 10:22am

By JoJo Rennie It was reported last week that there is a considerable chance that women from all participating nations will appear in the London 2012 Olympics for the first time ever. Exciting news indeed. According to theage.com it is Jacques Rogge (pr...more

Banking on Saudi Arabia - London may be first Olympic Games in which all nations field women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 20, 2012 at 4:00pm

LONDON — The prospect of Saudi Arabia sending women athletes and officials to the Olympics for the first time has increased following talks with the IOC on a list of potential female competitors for the London Games. Saudi Arabia is one of three co...more

Golfing Undercover: What men really think of women on the course
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 18, 2012 at 1:35pm

Photo from Golf DigestIn this month's issue of Golf Digest, "Woman Undercover" details an interesting social experiment conducted with professional LPGA player, Kim Hall, and Golf Digest writer, Peter Finch.  The two of them golfed at five different ...more

Jessica Mendoza: Softball’s Olympic return hinges on MLB
by Jessica Mendoza's Blog
posted March 16, 2012 at 1:20pm

Softball’s Olympic return hinges on MLB Mar 13 5:06 PM ET | By Ramona Shelburne ESPNLosAngeles.com  Jennie Finch is a wife, a mother of two and a successful businesswoman. Since retiring from softball she’s run the New York City mara...more

Pregnancy Discirmination Lawsuit Filed in New Mexico
by Title IX Blog
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:19pm

Last week the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an eighth-grade student at Wingate Elementary School in Fort Wingate, New Mexico, for discriminating against the plaintiff, Shantelle Hicks, on the basis of her pregnancy in violation of Title IX and...more

Staurowsky Cheers NCAA's New Title IX Compliance Guide
by Title IX Blog
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:56am

Recently, the NCAA published Equity and Title IX in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Practical Guide --- available here and now permanently added to our blog's resource links. The authors of this guide are attorneys Janet Judge and Tim O'Brien. As Professor ...more

NACWAA CEO Patti Phillips on Women's History Month and Title IX
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:54am

Author:  Patti Phillips The following was written by NACWAA CEO Patti Phillips for the Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City. The 40th Anniversary of Title IX is quickly approaching, and ALL GIRLS and WOMEN should be gratefu...more

Sexual Harassment Roundup
by Title IX Blog
posted March 12, 2012 at 12:30am

Here are summaries of three recent decisions in Title IX sexual harassment cases from around the country. As reported here, a federal judge will let the mother of a bullied middle school student continue to pursue her lawsuit against the Cypress-Fairbanks...more

Title IX: OCR still keeping an eye on Darien High School
by Title IX Blog
posted March 10, 2012 at 4:03am

A quick search of this blog for Darien High School will reveal the many issues the Darien School District has had complying with Title IX in both the areas of equal opportunity and equal treatment (facilities, practice times, etc.). Three complaints in th...more

Complaints Filed Against Five Wisconsin Districts
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:47pm

Five school districts in Wisconsin are the subject of recent complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, alleging violations of Title IX in the number of athletic opportunities for girls. The complaints, which target high...more

Settlement Ends Harassment Investigation Against Minnesota School District
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2012 at 5:55pm

This week, the Departments of Education and Justice announced that the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota will agree to a settlement resolving the Departments' joint investigation of claims that the district's failure to investigate claims of gen...more

When women wouldn’t let girls get in the game
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 8, 2012 at 2:40pm

Tweet Tim Stevens of the Raleigh News & Observer pens a solid history of the absence of a North Carolina girls high school basketball state tournament until 1972, just before the passage of Title IX. This ban was cemented by actions over time from t...more

Castle Rock Update
by Title IX Blog
posted March 7, 2012 at 7:43pm

We've been following the situation in Castle Rock, Washington (see prior posts here and here), where parents have been advocating for equal rights for girls teams to use the high school's lighted stadium,which has so far been reserved for the priority use...more

Kansas Ruled to be in Title IX Compliance
by Title IX Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:47pm

But there is still no men's swimming and diving team, much to the disappointment of Ron Neugent, an alum who filed a Title IX complaint in 2009 stating that male student-athletes were underrepresented based on the percentages of male and female undergradu...more

Quinnipiac seeks to lift volleyball injunction
by Title IX Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:45pm

When Quinnipiac University tried to cut its women's volleyball team several years ago, it lead to the now famous and controversial case about cheerleading. Early on in those proceedings volleyball asked for and received an injunction which prevented the ...more

OCR Rejects 900 Complaints About California High Schools
by Title IX Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 1:31am

Last fall we blogged about the large number simultaneous complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Rights about Title IX violations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho high schools. In those cases, anonymous complainants used public ...more

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