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USA Women’s Water Polo Win First Gold Medal In Team History
by Pretty Tough
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:26am

London, England – August 9 – The U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team won their first ever Olympic gold medal tonight with an 8-5 defeat of Spain in the championship match of the 2012 Olympic Games. Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanfo...more

The Weight of History: Great Britain & Brazil play at Wembley
by From A Left Wing
posted July 30, 2012 at 4:18pm

According to the FIFA preview for this event, Team GB's game against Brazil will be the first women's football match ever played at Wembley.*I'm a big supporter of Team GB. They have great players - just the midfield features Jill Scott, Rachel Yankey, Fa...more

The Ladies of Old Trafford
by From A Left Wing
posted July 30, 2012 at 9:19am

As the USWNT moves from Glasgow to Manchester, and as players gear up for the thrill of playing at Old Trafford, I thought this might be a good moment to reflect on the place of women's football at Manchester United. My aim isn't to be a total killjoy (th...more

Women's Sport in Iran: Pre-Revolution
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 27, 2012 at 8:54am

This report is the first in a series on the situation of women's sport in Iran to be published by Small Media during the London 2012 Olympics. This piece gives a historical background, describing the status of women's sport in Iran before the 1979 Rev...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

FEMALE CANOEIST TAKES OLYMPIC INEQUALITY TO COURT
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 19, 2012 at 1:00am

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***   FEMALE CANOEIST TAKE OLYMPIC INEQUALITY TO COURT CLAIMS LOCOG IS IN BREACH OF EQUALITY ACT 2010 Samantha Rippington (Left in photo), an elite female canoeist from Reading, will today launch a High Court challenge to th...more

In Honor of Those Who Pushed for the Right of Girls to Play
by Pretty Tough
posted June 24, 2012 at 5:38pm

As many of you may know, the anniversary of Title IX is TODAY. While this piece of legislation sought to grant equal opportunities for both boys and girls in all federal funded programs, it made the most impact in the world of sports. Before 1972 it was r...more

Iran's First Female Canoeist Wins Silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3
by WomenCANIntl
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:26pm

Russia’s Maria Kazakova dominates the Women’s C1 200 meter event to take Gold at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3, in Moscow. Following closely behind was Iran’s first female canoeist Nadyeh Talanak for the Silver. Russia’s Mar...more

Sports Illustrated's Title IX Anniversary Issue Released; 12 Women's Basketball Players On SI.com's Top 40 List
by Swish Appeal
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:08pm

For its May 7 issue, Sports Illustrated is honoring the 40th anniversary of Title IX with a number of articles online and in print. Their online spread is fairly extensive with some great columns about Title IX, how far it's come, and where women's spo...more

Do you see sexism in your sport?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 12, 2012 at 4:59pm

Female media managers locked out of press conferences,questions on your sexual preferences and strings of comments on your appearance – just some of theissues raised by an interesting BBC documentary “Sexism in Football” this week. Narr...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

NACWAA CEO Patti Phillips on Women's History Month and Title IX
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 14, 2012 at 11:54am

Author:  Patti Phillips The following was written by NACWAA CEO Patti Phillips for the Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City. The 40th Anniversary of Title IX is quickly approaching, and ALL GIRLS and WOMEN should be gratefu...more

When women wouldn’t let girls get in the game
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 8, 2012 at 2:40pm

Tweet Tim Stevens of the Raleigh News & Observer pens a solid history of the absence of a North Carolina girls high school basketball state tournament until 1972, just before the passage of Title IX. This ban was cemented by actions over time from t...more

Black History Month – Female Athletes Who Changed the World
by Pretty Tough
posted February 10, 2012 at 11:05am

Could you imagine sports without the Williams sisters or Jackie Joyner Kersee? It’s pretty difficult to picture, but there once was a time when women weren’t allowed to compete.  And there was also a time that black athletes weren’t...more

When they banned soccer ...
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:04pm

Dick Kerr Ladies Vs St Helen's Ladies 1920 So just when you think you've heard it all when it comes to things men do to stop women playing sport, you hear another story. A ban on women's soccer anyone? I posted about the ban in Brazil a few months back,...more

Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day #NGWSD
by Pretty Tough
posted February 1, 2012 at 8:55pm

It is the first Wednesday in February which means it’s the day of the year to honor the athletic successes of women and girls in your community. The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) is celebrating the 26th National Girls an...more

Joe Paterno dies at 85
by Draft Day Suit
posted January 22, 2012 at 12:26pm

Joe Paterno, 85, died today of complications from lung cancer treatment in State College, Pa., where he coached the Penn State Nittany Lions to two national titles in a Division I-record 409 games. His family announced: It is with great sadness that we...more

Sharing the field: The conundrum of co-ed sports
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:06am

Photo from Plantsocialsports.com Given that sport is one of the few arenas where genders are (predominantly) still separated from the outset, co-ed sport seems like a reasonable middle ground.  The argument stands that co-ed sports provides more opp...more

Soccer by Searchlight: looking for the future in the past
by From A Left Wing
posted December 26, 2011 at 12:00pm

It's a little known fact that the earliest night matches were women's games. Amazing how far we've moved in the wrong direction. In 1920 enough people were excited by the idea of watching women play that they packed the terraces. The media thought the m...more

Game Day: Honoring Oklahoma State coaches Budke, Serna
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 19, 2011 at 3:49pm

In times like this you wish you could push pause on life. Take a moment to gather yourself and then resume as a sudden lost one would want you to do. Reading stories about Oklahoma State coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna, surely this is how people who ...more

Game Day: Honoring veterans through women's basketball
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 11, 2011 at 7:30pm

Happy Veneran's Day! I'd like to give thanks to all of those who have and continue to serve our country so that we can continue to do things we love...like watch basketball. Tony Orlando didn't originally write this song for you, but it has become a seren...more

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