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District of Columbia considering mandatory reporting
by Title IX Blog
posted September 18, 2013 at 9:00pm

Research has shown that girls in urban communities have far fewer athletic opportunities that their suburban counterparts as well as their male peers. The Women's Sports Foundation has focused some of its programs on this issue in an attempt to close the ...more

Russian Legal Bigotry and Boycotting Sochi
by The First Line
posted August 18, 2013 at 3:14pm

Let’s lead with the acknowledgement that the U.S., as a nation, will certainly not be boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.  Individual athletes, having trained their whole lives for this moment, are not going to either unless they have...more

Campus SaVE Act Codifies Institutions' Sexual Assault Response Requirements
by Title IX Blog
posted August 8, 2013 at 9:21pm

As I posted yesterday, I just attended the annual conference of the Association of Title IX Administrators, an organization doing good work to empower Title IX coordinators and other college, university, and K-12 officials with information and strategies ...more

The sports world says uh-oh (What to do about Russia)
by After Atalanta
posted August 8, 2013 at 9:06am

Sh*t's getting real in Russia.Every day I see a new set of news articles, blog posts, and various other forms of commentary and updates about how Russia's anti-gay propaganda laws will affect the upcoming Olympic Games.As I wrote about already, the IOC is...more

Know Your IX Addresses ATIXA Conference
by Title IX Blog
posted August 7, 2013 at 8:33am

I am headed home from Napa, California, where I've spent the last couple days attending and presenting at the annual conference of the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA).  It's been an amazing conference.  I've learned so much--from ...more

Student Denied Leave for Childbirth Files Complaint Against College
by Title IX Blog
posted August 1, 2013 at 9:11pm

A student at Logan College of Chiropractic/University Programs in Missouri has filed a complaint against the school, alleging that it violated Title IX when it refused to recognize childbirth as an excused absence.  Brandi Kostl emailed her dean from...more

Sexual Harassment Roundup
by Title IX Blog
posted July 29, 2013 at 9:16pm

Here is a summary of some of this month's decisions in Title IX cases involving sexual harassment in assault: A student who was sexually assaulted at Duke appealed the lower court's dismissal of her case, which we had earlier blogged about here.  The...more

Dear Colleague letter re: pregnant and parenting students
by Title IX Blog
posted July 21, 2013 at 8:25pm

At the end of June, the Department of Education released a Dear Colleague letter and accompanying pamphlet informing schools about their requirements, under Title IX, to support pregnant and parenting students. Study data reveal that over a quarter of mal...more

Know Your IX: Unexpected meeting with Department of Education
by Title IX Blog
posted July 17, 2013 at 6:52pm

Title IX news usually slows down during the summer with the exception of some annual anniversary coverage in June. But this summer a core group of college students and recent graduates have continued their activism aimed at making college campuses less s...more

Wimbledon coverage perpetuates sexism
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 10, 2013 at 9:33pm

This year's Wimbledon brought much excitement. Additionally to the close, grueling matches, the first few days built up surprises one after the other as the superstars such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams unexpectedly f...more

New documentary looks at locker-room access for women covering sports
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 2, 2013 at 10:36pm

Although ESPN has made dozens of documentaries for its acclaimed "30 for 30" film series, the number of those films that focused on women could be counted on one hand. But a new film series, "Nine for IX," will turn the network's lens to women over the n...more

Quinnipiac settlement approved
by Title IX Blog
posted June 30, 2013 at 9:50pm

Erin wrote in April about the settlement reached in the Quinnipiac class-action lawsuit. As she noted then, the settlement was subject to court approval. That approval came last week. We've already noted some of the terms of the settlement, one of the big...more

Title IX Violations Alleged in D.C. Public Schools
by Title IX Blog
posted June 30, 2013 at 10:50am

The Washington Post reported yesterday on efforts to remedy the gender disparities in athletics throughout the public high schools in the District of Columbia.  This week, the National Women's Law Center filed a complaint challenging the relative lac...more

Is Tenure the Next Title IX Trend?
by Title IX Blog
posted June 28, 2013 at 7:28pm

A lot of research has been devoted to the situation women in academia face in terms of getting jobs, getting tenure-tracks jobs (versus positions as adjuncts, lecturers, and temporary visiting positions). Though the number of women in graduate programs co...more

12 Year-Old Girl from School Football Team for Being a Girl
by Pretty Tough
posted June 28, 2013 at 8:46am

  Last season, 12-year-old Maddy Paige was the defensive tackle for her school’s football team in Georgia. Even though she was the only girl on the team, Maddy was encouraged to continue by her classmates and principal who went...more

CBC Special – Women’s Canoeing Should Have Place in Olympics
by WomenCANIntl
posted June 27, 2013 at 8:56pm

Canoeing has one of the poorest gender equality ratios of any Summer Olympic sport, and although female kayakers are allowed to compete in both the sprint and slalom disciplines, female canoeists are kept out of the Games altogether. CBC Sports Special: ...more

Need a fun lesson on Title IX and athletics??
by Title IX Blog
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:17pm

Well we created one! We worked with the amazing people at TED-Ed and put together a lesson on Title IX. The whole lesson can be found here and includes a video, multiple choice and discussion questions, resources, and a discussion board (if you would like...more

The surprising odyssey of putting women in charge ( A look at the future of Julie Hermann at Rutgers)
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 3, 2013 at 9:33pm

The future of Julie Hermann as the Rutgers athletic director — specifically, if she is to have a future at the New Jersey school — may be determined soon, with reports that she’ll be on campus this week ahead of her official June 17 star...more

So-Called Femininity (via Pretty Strong's Sarah Robles)
by Pretty Strong
posted May 29, 2013 at 9:42pm

Somehow, sometime, things got all jumbled up. Somehow size, sport, and our personal choices have all gotten mixed up with all these "traditional" ideas of femininity, sexuality, and gender roles. I don't know why, and I will not understand these molds tha...more

Female Coaches in High School Sports: Data Released
by One Sport Voice
posted May 29, 2013 at 9:33pm

You don’t need to look far or drill down very deep in a Google Search on ‘female coaches’ to find out two facts. 1. Female coaches at all competitive levels have declined since Title IX passed in 1972 2. Female coaches are the minority...more

Sex, Seduction, Power, and Love
by Mariah Burton Nelson: BEYOND WORKOUTS - Think of Yourself as an Athlete
posted May 27, 2013 at 9:36pm

My letter in the Washington Post today (regarding “Ex-swim coach gets 7 years in sex case”): “I loved him.” Those were the three most important words in Rick Curl’s sentencing hearing. Kelley Currin’s sentiment has bee...more

Yale assesses campus climate
by Title IX Blog
posted May 21, 2013 at 7:55pm

As part of a process of regular follow-up to complaints of a negative sexual climate and confusing sexual assault policies and procedures two years ago, Yale University has issued a campus climate report that shows some of the steps the university has tak...more

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