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Settlement Binds D.C. Public Schools to Compliance Plan
by Title IX Blog
posted October 4, 2013 at 7:34pm

Well we aren't expecting much news from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights this week, due to the government shutdown.  Not surprisingly, Title IX enforcement is one of the many casualties of the political situation in Washington.&n...;more

Students Claim Retaliation for Complaining About Hazing Assault
by Title IX Blog
posted October 3, 2013 at 9:16am

A family has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Tennessee, alleging that two daughters were kicked off of the Siegel High School basketball team in retaliation for complaining about an incident in which they and another were the victims of sexual contact...more

It’s Pinktober – Female Athletes Unite Against Breast Cancer
by Pretty Tough
posted October 3, 2013 at 9:10am

Organizations everywhere are kicking off month-long breast cancer awareness programs. At least half of you know someone who has or had breast cancer. Whether a mom,  aunt, grandmother, neighbor, or family friend, breast cancer strikes over 200,000&n...;more

Big 12 Women's Soccer Championship coming to Kansas City, kids camp held in conjunction
by anngaff
posted October 2, 2013 at 11:22am

via release  KANSAS CITY, MO (October 2, 2013) – For the first time, the Big 12 Women’s Soccer Championship is coming to Kansas City in November and will be held at the new Swope Soccer Village. The inaugural Big 12 Soccer Championship ...more

Agreements reached...
by Title IX Blog
posted September 30, 2013 at 8:04pm

...in Portland, Maine where an investigation by OCR found that girls received fewer opportunities for participation in interscholastic sports than their male peers. The investigation also revealed some disparities in facilities. Under the agreement, the d...more

Straight Talk from Rutgers AD on NCAA Stipend Proposal
by Title IX Blog
posted September 30, 2013 at 9:02am

Rutgers University Athletic Director Julie Hermann was interviewed in the local press about the challenges of helping college athletes cover the true cost of education.  Last year, the NCAA voted to allow Division I institutions to award $2000 cost-o...more

Eating Disorders Coalition Hill Briefing: “Fear of Fat and Weight Stigma: The Intersection of Obesity and Eating Disorders”
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 27, 2013 at 8:31am

Last week the Eating Disorders Coalition held a briefing on Capital Hill that addressed issues around the negative health outcomes that can result from weight-based stigma and discrimination. They also discussed how important it is to take the focus off...more

Crazy In Love via @LaurenFleshman
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted September 25, 2013 at 9:52pm

I love my baby You told me I would I just took him Out of his bed Wrapped Like a burrito In the middle Of deep slumber And lay with him On the shag carpet floor Because I couldn’t Live one more second Without holding him ...more

Is Katy Perry Tough Enough for Football?
by Pretty Tough
posted September 25, 2013 at 7:52am

There’s been a big uproar against Katy Perry’s single “Roar” in Cincinnati. The Bengals will no longer enter the field to Perry’s tiger-themed hit after complaints from fans on social media, team representatives said. The po...more

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day – Showing Your Support
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted September 24, 2013 at 8:19pm

On Wednesday, September 25th, women (and girls) have cause to make a statement by engaging in physical activity. Sure, every day we all have an abundance of health-related reasons to balance our days with some physical activity.  But National Women...more

Battle of the Sexes Puzzler: Throw the match to pay a debt? If Riggs had won, he would have gotten $100K in prize money
by Fair Game News
posted September 21, 2013 at 8:16pm

By Laura Pappano Exactly 40 years ago, over 30,000 spectators filled the Houston Astrodome and 50 million more tuned in on TV to watch “The Battle of the Sexes.” Billie Jean King, a 29-year-old who would be #1 in the world for five years (wi...more

Occidental College Settles With Sexual Assault Complainants
by Title IX Blog
posted September 20, 2013 at 8:35pm

Occidental College will reportedly pay an undisclosed sum to settle with students and faculty who have complained to the Department of Education that the College failed to properly handle their complaints of sexual assault.  The complaint against Occ...more

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