Today marks the 37th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, the federal legislation that prevents all federally funded schools from discriminating based on sex in education and school activities. While those who worked so hard to pass the legislation nearly 40 years ago may have been focusing on scholarships and [...]
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Happy Birthday Title IX!
Posted in Students and Educational Issues, Title IX, tagged 37th Anniversary, leadership, Mia Hamm, Radical Rasberries, Soccer, Title IX, women's sports on June 23, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Not the Only Game in Town
Posted in Title IX, Women and Work, tagged athletics, Candace Parker, gender stereotyping, Lisa Leslie, pregnancy discrimination, salary, sports, Title IX, Twitter, WNBA, women in sports on June 5, 2009, | 2 Comments »
The NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic started last night, but the NBA isn’t the only game in town. Saturday, June 6, marks the WNBA’s 13th season opener between the Los Angeles Sparks and the champion Detroit Shock to be aired on network television.
The most some people know about the [...]
Patsy Mink: A Woman Who Fought For Our Rights
Posted in 2009 AAUW Convention, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged Hawaii, Kimberlee Bassford, Patsy Mink, Title IX on March 26, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
The other night, I had the unique pleasure of viewing the D.C. premiere of Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority at the Capitol Visitor Center. I had the privilege of enjoying this film in a group that included AAUW members, some of Patsy Mink’s former staff members, and Representative Lynn [...]
“G” Is For Girl
Posted in Title IX, Women's History Month, tagged athletics, Billie Jean King, Danica Patrick, Gatorade, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mia Hamm, Serena Williams, sports, What's G, women in sports, Women's History Month on March 20, 2009, | 1 Comment »
As a sports fanatic, it’s hard to talk about women in sports today and what the future holds. I have seen women athletes and women’s sports evolve, reinvent the norm, deal with financial harships, and even gain more of a fan base than their male versions (like in women’s tennis). Then I remembered the new [...]
1,000 Wins
Posted in Title IX, tagged basketball, Fem 2.0, fem2, female coaches, sports, Title IX, women in sports on February 4, 2009, | 2 Comments »
Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Did you know that when Congress enacted Title IX only one in 27 girls in high school participated in athletics and now it’s one in three? What a change! To celebrate, today girls all over the country will wear a t-shirt or jersey that promotes the sports [...]
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