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Indiana sports scheduling case in court
by Title IX Blog
posted June 1, 2011 at 1:23am

This week the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the Indiana high school scheduling case. The original lawsuit, filed in 2009 by a former girls' basketball coach charged that boys' basketball in the district got favorable treatment in the scheduling o...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

Plan to increase scholarships raises questions about Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted May 29, 2011 at 2:22pm

As the NCAA considers a proposal by the Big Ten Conference to allow its member schools to increase athletes' scholarships to include living expenses, I am glad to read (here, in Sports Illustrated) that Title IX considerations are part of the discussion.C...more

Badminton’s new dress code criticized as sexist
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 28, 2011 at 3:50pm

By Jeré LongmanChristophe Ena/Associated Press- The Badminton World Federation says women playing at the elite level must wear dresses or skirts to create a more “attractive presentation.”In an attempt to revive flagging interest in women’s badmin...more

Title IX complaint targets Boiling Springs HS
by Title IX Blog
posted May 26, 2011 at 6:49pm

I'm not blogging about the recently filed OCR complaint targetting Boiling Springs High School in South Carolina because I think the story is especially unusual or raises any new issues.It's just an example of both good coverage of the issue (for the most...more

Michigan adding lacrosse
by Title IX Blog
posted May 26, 2011 at 1:01am

Lest we think that all schools are in financial crises and being forced to cut sports...University of Michigan has announced that it will be adding men's and women's lacrosse to its list of intercollegiate sports. Both teams are currently club sports at t...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

University of Montana adds women's softball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 22, 2011 at 1:36pm

A while ago, we mentioned University of Montana's plans to add women's softball. By way of update, here it's reported that the Regents have approved a plan to raise the student athletic fee (by $12.50 per year) thereby confirming the funding source for ...more

Alleged abuses by Florida high school soccer coaches
by Title IX Blog
posted May 20, 2011 at 1:45am

When I started reading this story about alleged abuses perpetuated by three coaches of a girls' soccer team in Florida, I thought it was an Onion-like piece. Then I realized that in Florida it is not so unusual, perhaps, to have a high school named Citrus...more

Run Like a Girl Makes Me Think of…
by RunLikeAGirl
posted May 20, 2011 at 12:16am

What the expression evokes for people......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

Fresh take on Billie Jean King, ’70s feminism, sports — and Title IX
by Fair Game News
posted May 16, 2011 at 6:16pm

By Laura Pappano In the new May/June issue of The Women’s Review of Books, I wrote about Susan Ware’s new book, Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women’s Sports (UNC, 2011). You can read the view here. The book is timely, gi...more

Selling bodies or selling sports?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 15, 2011 at 2:32pm

BY KALPANA SHARMAGive them the choice of dress: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa in action. Photo: R. RaguWhen a 15-year-old girl from Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh comes back with a gold medal for, of all sports, boxing, there must be reason to celebrate. I...more

"Pregnant Women Welcome" in Slo-Pitch Softball: A Follow Up
by Women in Sport International
posted May 14, 2011 at 12:45pm

This post is a follow up to an earlier post that addressed one of our bloggers surprise that pregnant women were excluded from playing softball in any league affiliated with Slo-Pitch National. After doing some follow up research into the issue we have a...more

Retaliation case against Texas Southern University dismissed
by Title IX Blog
posted May 13, 2011 at 3:21pm

Last week a federal court in Texas dismissed a former coach's claims that he was fired by Texas Southern University in retaliation for his Title IX advocacy. Cummings alleged that one week prior to his termination, he met with Athletic Director and raise...more

Leagues of their own for a good reason
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted May 13, 2011 at 12:44pm

Tweet This week espnW has been running a series examining the possibilities of women competing in men’s professional sports leagues. Veteran reporter Jane McManus does a good job detailing the physical and cultural obstacles women face in football, whi...more

Peter Vidmar steps down, Jessica Mendoza steps up
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 12, 2011 at 1:22pm

Peter Vidmar resigned yesterday, just eight days after being named chef de mission by the USOC for the London Olympic Games. Vidmar’s active participation in anti-marriage equality campaigns made his choice more controversial than either he or the USOC...more

Play the Game, Call for Papers Deadline May 16, 2011: Themes include "The Gender Challenge to Sport"
by Women in Sport International
posted May 12, 2011 at 12:18am

Play the Game, an international sports governance conference, has extended its call for papers until May 16, 2011.Play the Game is a unique conference, hosted every two years, which addresses the homeless issues in sport. The conference brings together ac...more

Slo-Pitch National Bans Pregnant Women
by Women in Sport International
posted May 11, 2011 at 5:22pm

Yes you read that headline right. I played my first games of the in the Ottawa-Nepean Slo-Pitch League last night with the Blue Devils and the Loose Cannons. Before both games (at two different diamonds, with two different umpires and two different team c...more

Is Title IX Hurting Men? (No)
by Title IX Blog
posted May 11, 2011 at 12:42pm

On Jezebel, Anna North provides perspective from Donna Lopiano on recent headlines blaming Title IX for universities' decisions to eliminate men's teams (see, e.g.). Lopiano blames the arms race in spending on men's basketball and football, which at Divi...more

Required to cheer for your assailant? Whose rights count?
by Fair Game News
posted May 10, 2011 at 12:29pm

By Susan McGee Bailey The U.S. Supreme Court last week remained silent in the case of a Texas cheerleader, but the message was alarmingly loud: It may be 2011, but high school girls don’t have the same rights as high school guys. The Court declined to...more

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