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Badminton governing group ends controversial women's dress code
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 30, 2011 at 12:12pm

Jené LONGMANFacing mounting criticism, the Badminton World Federation announced Sunday that it was scrapping a rule that would have forced women to wear skirts or dresses in elite competition.The rule, which was to take effect Wednesday, was intended t...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

What About The Girls?
by Womens Sports Support Team
posted May 25, 2011 at 9:44am

Something to consider: How does a sports section in 2011 not even think of girls playing soccer enough to say: this story is just about boys?? Though it seems like a little thing, it means a lot. A couple of e-mails would get their attention about t...more

1903 - The Birth of Women's Softball
by LostCentury
posted May 22, 2011 at 1:57pm

February, 1903 - Spalding’s Athletic Library Official Indoor Base Ball Guide INDOOR BASE BALL FOR WOMEN By Milo S. Walker, Ph.D., West Division High School, Chicago, Ill. Indoor base ball has been played by the young women of the West Division and ...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

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

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

Pakistan official lashes out at badminton skirt rule
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 14, 2011 at 7:13pm

By Umar FarooqNew badminton ruling irks Pakistan.LAHORE: Badminton Asia Confederation Vice-President Syed Naqi Mohsin lashed out at the sport’s governing body for introducing the rule forcing female players to wear skirts.The Badminton World Federation...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

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

WISI Article of the Week: "Female Athletes in Skirts: Let the Panting Begin"
by Women in Sport International
posted May 12, 2011 at 12:54am

"Female Athletes in Skirts: Let the Panting Begin" by Heather Mallick published on Wednesday May 2, 2011 in the Toronto Star. Heather Mallick, a staff writer at the Toronto Star, wrote this wonderful article after her editor (male) asked her to write a co...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

Badminton's skirt rules cause unease
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 11, 2011 at 5:42pm

A new ruling that requires female badminton players to wear skirts on court is causing unease among players as they prepare to adopt the new compulsory dress code.Diju Valiyaveetil, right, and Jwala Gutta of India play a World Badminton Championships matc...more

Badminton star Jwala Gutta smashes compulsory skirt rule
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 11, 2011 at 5:22pm

A new ruling that requires female badminton players to wear skirts on court is causing unease among players as they prepare to adopt the new compulsory dress code.The Indian Open Super Series, which begins next Tuesday, will be the last tournament in whic...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

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

1899 - Volleyball - The New Game for Girls
by LostCentury
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:39pm

April 23, 1899, Sunday - The San Francisco Call “Volley ball is the game par excellence for girls and young women. It is a new game and meets all the requirements for exercise and physical culture.” So said Miss Walker, instructor in physical tr...more

Sam Stosur: Being apologized for
by After Atalanta
posted May 6, 2011 at 6:35pm

Sam Stosur currently ranks in my top three of athlete crushes.And so her success this past year has made me happy not just for her but for me--because I get to see her more when she is winning. She obviously gets more press as well.Including this article*...more

Missing demographic: We need more Moms coaching youth sports!
by Fair Game News
posted May 6, 2011 at 1:29pm

By Katie Culver I was so excited about my son’s first soccer season, that I volunteered my husband and I to share responsibilities as the team’s coaches. The complicating matter: I was 40 weeks pregnant. My third child was born two weeks l...more

I want a girl with a short skirt...
by After Atalanta
posted May 6, 2011 at 11:07am

...and a loooooong badminton racket.Yep. New rules for female badminton players. Skirts are now required. REQUIRED. Despite my occasional equivocation over skirts because I wear them myself when playing tennis, this is just wrong.The official peeps at the...more

What You Should Know: 2009-10 NCAA Race and Gender Demographics Report
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 4, 2011 at 5:57pm

The NCAA recently released its Race and Gender Demographics Report for 2009-10, which measures annually the composition of NCAA member institutions’ administrative and coaching staffs. The report shows significant increases in the number of administrat...more

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