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Free at last: letting women’s sports grow up
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted July 20, 2011 at 7:27pm

Just as the Japanese team began celebrating its victory in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, soothing Tweets sprang forth to summarize the impact of the gallant U.S. runners-up. One declared that “little girls everywhere win today,” while another pro...more

Sigh: "La Bahn Arena-Wisconsin’s new facility for women’s hockey games and men’s hockey practice"
by The First Line
posted July 14, 2011 at 12:17pm

The opening paragraph for an article on Wisconsin’s new rink construction reads “[c]onstruction continues on La Bahn Arena, Wisconsin’s new facility for women’s hockey games, men’s hockey practice, and swimming locker rooms.” Whether it’s ...more

Iranian photographer and women’s soccer rights activist disappears in Tehran
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 13, 2011 at 4:28pm

By JAMES M. DORSEY An Iranian photographer and activist for women’s soccer rights has disappeared as the Islamic republic battles world soccer body FIFA for its own interpretation of the rights of women in the beautiful game.Maryam Majd, 25, is believ...more

Injuries and imagery in women’s sports - what's the message?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted July 6, 2011 at 4:51pm

(This is a topic I wanted to examine in my recent series “Women’s Sports Without Illusions,” especially after a perceptive reader brought it up. I pledged to address it in a new phase of my inquiry that continues on this blog and elsewhere. So here...more

Columnist Criticizes Sex Discrimination in State Championship Site
by Title IX Blog
posted July 3, 2011 at 12:24pm

I'm glad to see sports columnist Steve Hanlon calling the Indiana High School Athletic Association on the apparent sex discrimination in its chosen locations for the girls' and boys' state basketball championships. Criticizing a recent IHSAA memo siting ...more

Fencing, Boxing, & the Physical Culture of Women 121 years ago
by LostCentury
posted July 1, 2011 at 3:07am

April 26, 1890 – The Illustrated American The physical culture of women is a subject that, starting as a fashionable fad, has attained the dignity of a real reform movement. Gymnastics are taught in numbers of the schools and colleges for girls bot...more

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

Leading women allege sex discrimination in Wimbledon
by Women in Sport International
posted June 25, 2011 at 1:31pm

Check out this article from the Guardian. Leading women in tennis are getting sick of being pushed to the sidelines. The article highlights the recent comments made by Serena Williams and number 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/...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

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

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

So many gender and sports controversies...
by After Atalanta
posted June 15, 2011 at 3:10pm

...and so much dissertation left to write.But when things happen in threes, well it's a sign I have to write about them.So the three recent gender controversies are ones that I have heard about in the past two weeks. Some have been ongoing. Some are one-t...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

Recent focus on female athlete “unifems”
by One Sport Voice
posted June 14, 2011 at 10:18pm

The recent focus on the athletic attire of female athletes, “unifems”, concerns me for many reasons. I write “unifem” instead of “uniform” to make a point. Most of the discussions about what is to be worn, or not, in competition is largely abo...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

Today in Awesomely Sexist Commercials!
by Same Size Balls
posted June 12, 2011 at 4:50pm

This ad is not related to sports directly, but it would quite possibly (OK, DEFINITELY) be the most sexist commercial…of all time. This commercial is shown ad naseum on MLB Network and I have seen it extremely frequently the last couple of weeks. There...more

Coming next week: Special series on women and sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 9, 2011 at 9:26pm

Tweet < p> So what’s this racquet all about? There is an excellent answer to this question that I do plan to reveal here very soon. It will be a very personal reply to one of the most important aspects of my life, and it’s one that I’ve als...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

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

114 years ago - The Athletic Summer Girl of 1897
by LostCentury
posted May 31, 2011 at 1:21am

May 30, 1897 - The Sunday Herald: Syracuse, New York FAIR ONE'S FADS The Athletic Summer Girl of '97 NOT STYLISH TO BE FLABBY Must Excel in Golf, Fencing, Swimming and Rowing The summer girl of 1897 is to be distinctly an athlete. She may still clin...more

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