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What We Left Behind: Girdles, Silence and Illegal Abortion

Suzanne Braun Levine | Posted 03.15.2012 | Fifty
Suzanne Braun Levine

When I went to work at Ms. in 1972, I wore a matching pink skirt and blouse -- and a girdle. I had just gotten married and was, therefore, not able to get a bank loan without my husband's approval. And I had had an illegal abortion.

How Women Influence Sports

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 03.12.2012 | Women
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

I knew baseball and that's what mattered. They treated me, as I did them, as if we were working as a team, regardless of our differences.

Lucia Graves

Did UC Davis Discriminate Against Women?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.03.2011 | San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal district court judge in California has ruled that the University of California at Davis violated Title IX, the law banning ...

Title IX Cases Languish In Court, Report Says

nytimes.com | KATIE THOMAS | Posted 09.28.2011 | College

In 1998, the University of Southern California was accused of denying its female students a fair chance at participating in sports. Thirteen years lat...

Global Spotlight Shines on Women's Sports

Laurel J. Richie | Posted 09.27.2011 | Sports
Laurel J. Richie

The WNBA is firmly entrenched on the global sports landscape. Games are broadcast in more than 200 countries and territories, the league trends strongly on Twitter on game nights, and it has become the destination for the most talented female players in the world.

Fraternities: Disastrous for Free Speech on Campus?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 12.05.2011 | College
Greg Lukianoff

Make no mistake, the dilemmas posed by fraternity incidents have ramifications far beyond Greek life. The free speech controversies posed by fraternities -- and the responses to them -- often threaten the free speech rights of all students.

Worried That Boys' Programs Get Cut, Group Sues Education Dept. Over Title IX

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home

WASHINGTON — A group of coaches, parents and others is suing the Education Department over how it determines whether high schools are complying ...

My Husband Is Watching Other Women!

Marlo Thomas | Posted 09.20.2011 | Women
Marlo Thomas

You think you know a guy after 31 years of marriage, but last week, I saw my husband break new ground.

Women's World Cup, Title IX And What It Means For Girls

Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 09.16.2011 | Women
Cynthia Kounaris

Let's celebrate the women who fought for Title IX, the men who passed the legislation, the girls who thought "Hey, that looks like fun!", the parents who drove them to practice and the US women's soccer team.

School's Out, Progress Is In

K. Sujata | Posted 09.12.2011 | Chicago
K. Sujata

This year we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which bars sex discrimination in publicly funded programs. It has increased girls' access to public education, extracurricular programs and, yes, athletics, for which it's best known.

Title IX and the Women's World Cup

Tracy Baim | Posted 09.10.2011 | Sports
Tracy Baim

Watching the Women's World Cup, and the incredible U.S. quarterfinal win Sunday against Brazil, I am reminded just how important Title IX has been to the women's movement, and for me personally as a woman.

Looking Back, Looking Forward: 40 Years Of Title IX

Billie Jean King | Posted 08.23.2011 | Sports
Billie Jean King

This week is the 50th anniversary of my first championship win at Wimbledon, and the 40th anniversary year of Title IX, legislation that ensures equal access to both men and women in federally-funded educational programs and activities, including sports programs.

The Department of Education, Yale, And the New Threat to Free Speech on Campus

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.15.2011 | College
Greg Lukianoff

Since the 1980s, harassment policies have been the main vehicle for campus speech codes -- that is, collegiate policies that restrict speech protected by the First Amendment.

Women Have to Champion One Another

Sheila C. Johnson | Posted 08.15.2011 | Women
Sheila C. Johnson

There's still far to go before we can claim true equality for women. And while it's tempting to blame everything on male chauvinist bias, the truth is, women are part of the problem.

Title IX and the Death of Free Speech at Yale

Nathaniel Zelinsky | Posted 07.19.2011 | College
Nathaniel Zelinsky

Yale's Dean Mary Miller's precedent in banning the DKE fraternity for creating a "hostile" environment with its boorish chants raises troubling questions. The willingness to ban "hostile" speech is antithetical to a commitment to free expression for all.

Laura Gottesdiener

Why Did This University Cut Its Men's Sports Program?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 08.29.2012 | College

When the University of Delaware announced it was downgrading the men’s varsity track and cross country programs to club teams earlier this year, the...

Colleges Lie About Title IX Compliance: Report

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 06.26.2011 | College

-- Many Division I schools are distorting the number of students participating in sports so they can comply with Title IX, The New York Times reporte...

Federal Aid to the Schools -- Wasteful or Helpful?

Jack Jennings | Posted 06.21.2011 | Home
Jack Jennings

The proportion of students who are the focus of federal aid is growing. Thus, we should reconfirm our commitment to bringing about greater equity in education.

Sexual Violence And Title IX: Ensuring Success In School

Wendy Pollack | Posted 06.08.2011 | Home
Wendy Pollack

Sexual violence is occurring in our nation's high schools in staggeringly high numbers. Even though it remains an under-reported crime, the available data points to its prevalence.

Yale Forms Committee To Address Sexual Misconduct

AP | Posted 06.07.2011 | College

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale University has created a committee to address allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct. The announcement comes a...

White House Launches Campaign To Help Schools Prevent Sexual Harassment

AP | By HOLLY RAMER and KATHY MATHESON | Posted 06.04.2011 | College

DURHAM, N.H. -- A nation that prides itself on fighting the abuse of power has an obligation to prevent sexual violence in schools and on college camp...

Title IX Complaint Against Yale Has a Case

Claire Gordon | Posted 06.01.2011 | College
Claire Gordon

The Title IX Complaint documents the high-profile sexual harassment that has taken place at Yale over the last few years. Without actually punishing the harassers, without calling it sexual harassment, Yale allows this culture to persist.

Yale Students File Title IX Suit Against The University

The Yale Herald | CHRISTINA HUFFINGTON | Posted 05.31.2011 | College

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today it will open an investigation to review Yale's policies for dealing with s...

Women Hold 4% Of Division I Athletics Director Jobs

themaneater.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Almost 40 years after the passage of Title IX, which promoted gender equality in educational athletic programs, and almost 30 years after the NCAA inc...

'They Don't Make Movies About Boring People:' Two New Documentaries Tackle AIDS, Government

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
George Heymont

Imagine someone with the bluntness of the George Carlin, the wardrobe of the Kinsey Sicks, and the following of Dame Edna and you'll get an idea of what kind of social catalyst Pieter-Dirk Uys became for South Africans.