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The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society is calling for papers on Title IX
by carabyrd
posted August 11, 2012 at 11:07am

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Announces our 2013 Symposium. Transcending Gender Lines: Title IX and Transgender Rights The 1972 Education Amendment prohibiting sex-discrimination in federally funded education programs, Title IX, has ...more

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

Olympic mettle has no gender
by Fair Game News
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:48am

By Katie Culver How can one not be inspired by the Olympics?! The 10 days of coverage I’ve watched remind me of my spirited Olympic dreams. As a young gymnast, I was rapt by Nadia Comaneci (the first perfect 10!) in 1980 and by Mary Lou Retton in 1...more

Negotiating Sport and Religion
by The Rabbit Hole
posted August 8, 2012 at 8:35pm

Photo from Local Secrets.As globalization continues to merge sports and cultures that have never met before, religion will increasingly become a factor in how we play and compete.  Currently, the Summer Olympics happens to coincide with the holy mont...more

Quinnipiac ruling upheld
by Title IX Blog
posted August 8, 2012 at 8:28pm

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision issued by federal Judge Stefan Underhill in 2010 which stated the Quinnipiac University could not count  competitive cheerleading as a sport for Title IX compliance purposes. The decision is no...more

Female Olympians fight back against shamers and haters
by Caitlin Constantine
posted August 8, 2012 at 1:29pm

The Olympics may have provided us with a global exhibition of some seriously retrograde ideas about athletes and femininity, but they have also provided us with something even more important, and that's the sight of female athletes fighting back....more

Rocktape Give-Away!
by carabyrd
posted August 7, 2012 at 5:04pm

Twitter Contest & Rocktape Give Away Womentalksports and Rocktape have teamed up to give you a chance to try out Rocktape for yourself.  From now to the closing ceremonies (August 7th to August 12th at 6:00 PM CST), we want to hear on ...more

Surgery Recap
by Fast at Forty
posted August 7, 2012 at 3:39pm

Instead of a race report, I am writing a surgery report. It’s almost the same thing.I met my parents in Minneapolis last Monday. On Tuesday, we went to clinic to meet the surgeon for the first time. His easy going demeanor instantly relaxed us. And ...more

NCAA moves forward with raised GPA requirements
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 7, 2012 at 3:36pm

The NCAA is moving forward with their plan to increase grade point average requirements for students who plan to play at Division I schools. This year's ncoming high school freshmen must have a minimum 2.3 grade point average - up from a 2.0 - to be eligi...more

Serena Williams featured in New NFL Women's Apparel Ads
by A Glam Slam
posted August 7, 2012 at 6:43am

Serena Williams has been busy capturing gold medals at the London Games. With football season just around the corner, she’ll soon swap her red, white and blue tennis gear for team-themed NFL fashions. Williams, a limited partner in the Miami Do...more

London 2012 Olympics: Preliminary Statistics Of Former And Current WNBA Players
by Swish Appeal
posted August 6, 2012 at 12:28pm

There are 38 current or former WNBA players dotting the Olympics rosters. There are 143 players on the rosters, so players with WNBA ties (and this isn't counting the drafted but never played, a la Jo Leedham) comprise over 26 percent of the women's bas...more

OCR's Enforcement Highlights from the Last Two Years
by Title IX Blog
posted August 3, 2012 at 7:57am

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights released its biennial report on Title IX enforcement for the last two years.  True to the title, the report focuses on enforcement "highlights" -- and there were many: the 2010 Dear Colleague Lett...more

Student Note Addresses Title IX, Transgender Discrimination, and Women's Colleges
by Title IX Blog
posted August 2, 2012 at 7:24pm

Recent Harvard Law graduate Katherine Kraschel's Note in the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender argues that women's colleges need not worry that admitting transgender students would compromise their ability to remain single-sex.  She explains: Title ...more

The missing eye of the Olympics
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted July 30, 2012 at 2:16pm

The Olympics have just started, and I can’t wait for them to end. That’s what I have thought over the years watching the Opening Ceremonies and first few days of the Games. But not for the reason you may imagine. I’ve always wanted th...more

Breaking Down the Olympics – How Best to Keep Updated
by Pretty Tough
posted July 29, 2012 at 6:28am

With unprecedented coverage of the 30th Summer Olympics, including more than 5,000 hours of footage and 10 viewing platforms from primetime TV to cable, internet and mobile, you can keep up with the London Games pretty much anytime and anywhere. In fact,...more

“You Got The Girl”… 40 Years Post Title IX
by Pretty Tough
posted July 27, 2012 at 9:03am

First year as an official “baller” (2nd Grade, 1992) Funny to think my introduction to the sport that would ultimately help define me as a person and set me on my career path came from my “brother from another mother” and my ver...more

Penn State NCAA Sanctions: What Is The Impact On Non-Revenue Sports?
by Swish Appeal
posted July 27, 2012 at 8:35am

It's hard to even discuss what the Penn State scandal without first acknowledging the point that Oregon Ducks football coach Chip Kelley made when asked about the matter yesterday: "I didn't look at anything that's gone on at Penn State as a college foo...more

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