Gender Equity/Title IX
January 2010
NCAA Debates New Rules  The NCAA Convention takes place this week in Atlanta, and the legislative bodies of D1-2-3 will consider a broad slate of proposals. By David Moltz, Inside Higher Ed, 1-11-10
 
November 2009
The Buck Stops Here    The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports has released its annual study assessing diversity among D1-A campus and conference leaders.   TIDES, 11-16-09
 
Title IX Trojan Horse?    Opponents say a move by the US Commission on Civil Rights to investigate liberal arts college admissions "seeks to allow schools to discriminate against women in order to attract more male students.”   Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 11-3-09
 
October 2009
Risks for Cheerleaders Reach New Heights    The injury rates for cheerleading have escalated alarmingly.   Los Angeles Times, 10-14-09
 
Report: Even at Elite Programs, Ticket Prices for Women's Basketball Lag Behind Men's    Report rebuts a "popular but faulty" argument that colleges charge less for women's games than for men's because those events fail to draw comparable crowds—or because the women's teams rank lower than the men's teams.   By Libby Sander, Chronicle of Higher Education, 10-5-09
 
September 2009
The 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalists   Nine women gear up for an exciting night to see who brings home the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.   NCAA News, 9-16-09
 
The ultimate shout-out for Rutger’s Coach Vivian Stringer    Coach Stringer was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 11.   Scarlet Knights.com, 9-12-09
 
August 2009
WOC in S Mini-Forum @ Rutgers    Clips Eyewitness Report   The acronym above stands for Women of Color in Sport. They held a Mini-Forum at Rutgers University. It was a good one, and Clips was there.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 8-27-09
 
July 2009
Emerging sports might take a hit    While some of women’s emerging sports have caught on quickly, the economy is tripping up others.   espn.com, 7-21-09
 
Study: Apparent Scholarship Discrimination by NCAA?   The findings of a first-of-a-kind study reveal apparent scholarship discrimination, says the CSC.   College Sports Council website, 7-15-09
 
NCAA study: slight gains for women admins     The recently released “Study of the Ethnicity and Gender Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions’ Athletics Personnel” shows that the percentage of females in administrative positions has increased by 8.2% since the study was launched in 1995-96.    NCAA News, 7-9-09
 
Title IX alive and well in Washington State    Compliance with gender equity legislation is just part of the everyday operations at the two big Washington schools.  Seattle Times, 7-9-09
 
June 2009
Rebuking myths of Title IX   The oft-misunderstood Title IX legislation has been advanced toward significantly greater clarity due to an ambitious, all-encompassing three-disc DVD entitled “Title IX: Implications for Women in Sport and Education.”  Sentinel-Tribune, 6-19-09
 
Competitive cheering becoming controversial    A strong case can be made for competitive cheering as a competitive sport: it requires considerable strength, agility and strength.  On the other hand, cheerleading is saddled with the “girlfriend of the QB” image as well.   SI.com, 6-20-09
 
WCU Alumni remember where they came from   West Chester U women alumni athletes reflect on their glory days during the 50th anniversary of its women’s athletics program.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 6-8-09
 
Title IX: New York City style   A lengthy front page article (above the fold) in the Sunday New York Times illustrates the disparity in girls’ sports at the middle school level in the greatest city in the world.  New York Times, 6-14-09
 
May 2009
Female coaches make inroads in boys HS VB   Success of female head coaches of high school boys volleyball teams begs the question, “Why not more?”   Chicago Tribune, 5-10-09
 
March 2009
Louisville Building Women’s Programs     Louisville has achieved title IX compliance in an unconventional way, by adding women’s sports.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 3-20-09
 
 
Women’s Lacrosse: Preserving the Game   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author rhapsodizes whimsically about the smell of mud (and other things) that signals the start of the women’s lacrosse season.  By Lucia Perfetti Clark, District 2 rated official
 
February 2009
 
November 2008

Title IX Report: spending gaps persist   The complexity of the college athletics sandbox continue to befuddle observers. Are things getting better or worse?   Inside Higher Ed, 10-31-08

 
September 2008
 
July 2008
Two women’s coaches sue for gender & sexual orientation discrimination    Outsports.com, 7-24-08
 
Sand Volleyball: 'A friendlier phrase for the masses'   USA Today, 7-23-08
 
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