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Wiggle Cycle Store: Men and Sluts Only!
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted October 29, 2012 at 8:48pm

  No copyright infringement intended in the use of this photograph. This picture is the month of April from a calendar sold online by bicycle and bicycle accessories website, Wiggle. My first reaction to products like this is to shake my head ...more

Convenient Reverence: Forward with Scholarships (Pt. 1)
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted October 12, 2012 at 3:05pm

'CONVENIENT REVERENCE' [Originally written as a discursive paper for conference presentation] 'On the judicious use of university athletic scholarships to increase the number of British champions and better a nation's sporting culture' 1.1: Introduc...more

Enjoy Some Good Ol' HATE MAIL!
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted September 29, 2012 at 9:47am

I just sent this email to the Guardian Sports desk.  I doubt very much that anyone will ever read it; that I will ever get a reply or that their practices will change.  Hence the silly tone - might as well have some fun whilst you're failing ...more

Is Islam Compatible With Women's Sports, Fitness and Health?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 31, 2012 at 8:22am

By Shahnaz Taplin-Chinoy As the Olympian winners savor their gold, silver and bronze medals and the London party winds down, I think much of the world is still perplexed by the intersection between Islam, women and sports.The global Muslim mosaic is mult...more

No Justice, No Peace in College Sports: More on Penn State
by From A Left Wing
posted July 23, 2012 at 6:42pm

I'm jumping into the Penn State mosh pit! In this week's column (Why the NCAA Sanctions Are Just Dead Wrong), Dave Zirin takes the NCAA to task for the $60 million dollar fine and post-season ban that it leveled against Penn State. Zirin isn't arguing tha...more

Sports under the veil
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 23, 2012 at 7:39am

Alvina Ledru (Originally published in French, automatically translated as below by google) Officially announced at a press conference organized by FIFA Thursday, July 5, the re-raise controversy. Is it necessary or not to allow headscarves in offici...more

London's High Court permits Female Canoeist's lawsuit to proceed
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 21, 2012 at 10:27pm

On Thursday, London's High Court granted permission for British National Sprint Canoe Champion Sam Rippington's lawsuit to proceed.  In addition, "The IOC and the Olympic Delivery Authority have been ordered to be joined as interested parties. The ca...more

LOCOG Deflects Equality Responsibilities
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 20, 2012 at 2:12pm

LOCOG continues to deflect equality responsibilities. See article in"The Guardian."  http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/19/london-2012-japan-australia-sexism.  British National Champion Canoeist Samantha Rippington is not asking for...more

Meet the IOC
by Women in Sport International
posted July 17, 2012 at 9:06pm

Tweet Sports writers and activists Nikki Dryden and Andrew Jennings have put together quite the piece of work. A must read for anyone that wants to learn more about the International Olympic Committee members. Here is their press release. Want to know ...more

OCR Enforcement of Title IX to Prevent Sexual Violence in Schools
by Title IX Blog
posted July 12, 2012 at 9:49am

Professor Joanna Grossman's latest column at Justicia.com looks at recent efforts by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to enforce Title IX's requirement that schools address sexual violence as part of their obligation not to discrimina...more

Equal pay in tennis called into question
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 8, 2012 at 9:04am

Tennis is one of the (few) sports where the prize money for men and women is equal at major tournaments – as of 2007, even at Wimbledon. Yet, five years later, it is precisely during the grass-court Grand Slam that equal pay comes into question.&nb...;more

Euro Cup 2012 & HIV/AIDS
by The Rabbit Hole
posted June 2, 2012 at 9:13pm

Photo from HDWallpaper.In 2005, the United Nations held the International Year of Sport and Physical Education and committed sport to assisting in Millennium Development Goal achievement.  Goal #6 is to help combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease...more

Wishy, washy IOC ridiculousness
by After Atalanta
posted May 27, 2012 at 2:32am

Has anyone written about the highly problematic tenure of IOC president Jacques Rogge? I want to fast forward to a few decades from now and read about his legacy. I can't imagine it will be favorable. The inspiration for these frustrations? The IOC, as l...more

Brunei to Send Its First Female Athlete to the Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:02pm

By Marc MCDONALD HONG KONG — The International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from the Olympics for nearly 30 years, until 1992, because of the repugnant official policy of apartheid that kept black athletes from competing. Nevertheless, the ...more

"Saudi Arabia turns deaf ear to Olympic women" by Eman Al Nafjan
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted April 30, 2012 at 11:57am

Last Friday Sheikh Al Fowzan, ironically a member of the Saudi human rights commission, stated that the thought that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) might be implemented in Saudi Arabia make...more

Broken Systems: Sport, Education & Health Care
by One Sport Voice
posted April 25, 2012 at 12:37pm

The health care debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has got me thinking about systems. Like many Americans I didn’t know much about the ACA, only that it is hotly contested. Unlike many Americans I have recently taken some time to get educated...more

Three Middle Eastern Countries to Exclude Women From Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted April 6, 2012 at 8:33pm

Prince Nawaf bin Faisal - Courtesy Sport-ENews.com As the Olympics vastly approach with Judo, Tae Kwon Do, wrestling, and newly introduced women’s boxing on the schedule, don’t expect to see any female competitors from Saudi Arabia, Brunei,...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

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

The Politics of FIFA and the Hijab
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 2, 2012 at 1:28pm

By Curtis R. RyanFIFA, the international federation for world soccer, is poised to make a decision in a few days that will impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of young Muslim women -- whether or not to overturn the current ban on the hijab, or heads...more

It's a Wrap: The Fifth IOC Women and Sport Conference
by jschonb
posted February 23, 2012 at 12:18pm

It’s a wrap. The curtain came down on the 5th International Olympic Committee World Conference on Women and Sport in downtown Los Angeles after three days of ceremonies, keynotes and panel discussions. The conference, whose theme was “Together...more

Is the Death of the Male Only Golf Club Around the Corner?
by Women in Sport International
posted February 13, 2012 at 8:45am

Tweet The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Butler National Golf Club is considering opening up membership in the exclusive club to women. While the motivation for the move certainly makes sense in terms of equality, the move would likely take place du...more

Sport As An Economic Catalyst - Truth or Tale?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 31, 2011 at 1:21am

London Olympic Park. Photo from London Attractions Every time an Olympic Games or World Cup comes around so too does the song and dance around economic benefits.  The London 2012 Summer Games are no different; especially with a flailing economy, p...more

Cheer Team DQ'd for Having Male Member
by Title IX Blog
posted December 22, 2011 at 2:50pm

As reported in the Bleacher Report, a high school cheerleading squad in Michigan was retroactively disqualified from a competition for violating a league rule banning male athletes from female teams. The article goes on to criticize the Michigan High Scho...more

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