Title IX

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

3:47pm January 10, 2019

Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk "with their heads up and feeling like, 'Yeah, I can handle this world.' "

Demonstrators hold signs in support of trans equality outside the White House on Monday. The Trump administration is reportedly considering defining "sex" in a way that would restrict civil rights protections to transgender Americans.

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

6:16pm October 22, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.

Courts

Lawsuit Accuses Guilford College Of Discrimination In Female Athletic Programs

5:24pm October 19, 2017

by Keri Brown

Guilford College is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit. Some students and coaches at the Greensboro school allege unequal treatment for female athletes.

Brandi Chastain celebrates after scoring the winning goal of the 1999 World Cup.

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

6:20pm September 29, 2017

by Jane Lindholm

Here's a more intimate milestone in women's sports: In 1977, three women sewed two jockstraps together, and the first modern sports bra was born.

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University Of Tennessee Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit

2:28pm July 06, 2016

by Marie Andrusewicz

The school has settled for nearly $2.5 million with eight plaintiffs who said athlete perpetrators and their teammates actively discouraged women from bringing rape charges.

Sports

Wake Forest Women's Volleyball Coach Resigns Amid Accusations

12:16pm April 25, 2016

by Sean Bueter

A Wake Forest University women's volleyball coach has resigned amid allegations of abuse from former members of his team.

Parents pack the high school cafeteria in anticipation of the District 211 school board decision yesterday. Many were angered by the agreement, but supporters were also in attendance.

School Board Approves Controversial Deal In Transgender Student Case

7:13pm December 03, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

An Illinois school district came to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and voted to allow a transgender student, born a male, access to the girls' locker room.

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