“Don’t be afraid to find barriers that haven’t been broken down and break them down.” — Nancy Lieberman, U.S. Olympic Medal Winner, 2009 Basketball Hall of Famer, WNBA coach, ESPN broadcaster/commentator, USA Today/ESPN writer (and more!) On Sunday, AAUW co-sponsored an event for National Girls and Women in Sports Day with the Washington Mystics professional [...]
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Are You Pursuing Your Dreams?
Posted in The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged Angela Taylor, Debbie Yow, Duke University, ESPN, Nancy Lieberman, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Olympics, Title IX, University of Maryland, Val Ackerman, Washington Mystics, WNBA, women in sports, women's basketball on January 27, 2010, | 2 Comments »
Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Posted in The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged AAUW, Angela Taylor, basketball, Comcast Center, Debbie Yow, Duke University, Know the Score, Mystics, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, NCAA, student athletes, Terrapins, Title IX, University of Maryland, Washington Mystics, women in sports, women's athletics on January 7, 2010, | 6 Comments »
AAUW is partnering with the Washington Mystics to celebrate their third annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday, January 24 at the University of Maryland, College Park. This event is open to the public, and we hope that area AAUW branches and members will be able to attend! The celebration will involve [...]
Historic Event at Wimbledon
Posted in Title IX, Women and Work, tagged athletics, gender equity, news, Serena Williams, sports, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, women in sports on July 7, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Despite taking place in the weeks following the 37th anniversary of Title IX, Serena Williams’ 11th Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon this past Saturday over her sister Venus was overshadowed by the men’s final, which saw Roger Federer go 30 games into the fifth set to earn his record-breaking 15th major. This is a shame [...]
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 [...]
“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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