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 [...]
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“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 »
Men Coaching Women
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged athletics, female coaches, gender equity, LAF, Legal Advocacy Fund, Title IX on December 9, 2008, | 4 Comments »
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the AAUW Arlington (VA) Branch’s Legal Advocacy Fund Holiday Luncheon. Not only did I have a great time meeting AAUW members I primarily communicate with by e-mail and phone, but along with everyone in attendance, I had the opportunity to learn about the continuing need for Title [...]
Tales of the Olympics
Posted in Title IX, Women and Work, tagged athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, Beijing, Dara Torres, gender pay gap, gymnastics, Michael Phelps, Olympic Games, running, swimming, Title IX on August 26, 2008, | 4 Comments »
I wanted to write a piece about women in the Olympics and found myself moved by stories that weren’t necessarily about medal winners at all. Here are some Olympic tales that moved my heart. Do you have any others to share? While I loved watching the opening ceremonies and enjoyed the beautiful views of China [...]
On Your Mark …
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Title IX, tagged athletics, Beijing, China, Dara Torres, Deena Kastor, Gail Devers, gender testing, marathon, Olympic Games, Title IX, transgender on August 7, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
When I was 10, I watched Gail Devers win the gold in the women’s 100m sprint and thought I’d like to run. Track has always been my favorite Olympic sport, but it took me a long time to get into running myself. With a little help from rugby training and a graduate school schedule that [...]
Thank You, Title IX
Posted in Title IX, tagged athletics, education, STEM, Title IX, Where the Girls Are on June 23, 2008, | 4 Comments »
A poster on the wall in my office features caricatures of five women, each of them ready to play a different sport. One is kicking a soccer ball; another is twirling a basketball on her finger. They all stand behind a banner that says, “Thank You, Title IX.” While Title IX is widely known for [...]
Equity in the News
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged athletics, feminism, Hillary Clinton, reproductive rights, Sex Discrimination, sexual assault, Sexual Harassment on June 17, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
Gender equity-related topics in the news from May 30 – June 13 Someday, a woman will break the White House barrier. Whoever that is will owe Clinton’s 2008 run a huge debt. Women who find Clinton’s candidacy somehow tainted by the fact that she derives power from her husband’s presidency fail to understand traditional paths [...]
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