DISCRIMINATION
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Women's Equality
Equality
Going to the polls to vote, or stepping out on the court to play a basketball game, I realize that I have a voice. My voice stands for all women. Women who were not and still cannot vote for anything. For women who cannot participate in sports a...more
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A Title IX Must-Read: Getting In the Game
Hot off the press! Getting In the Game is a new book by Title IX expert Professor Debbie Brake from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. In the book, Brake examines how Title IX has affected and continues to affect many facets of college and scho...more
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Sexual harassment litigation roundup
It's time for another roundup of recent decision in Title IX sexual harassment cases:A federal judge in Ohio refused to grant summary judgment to the Southwestern City School District so that a jury can resolve disputed facts about whether district off...more
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How a sports brand can create awareness through viral video
One of the best viral videos I’ve seen coming from a sports brand is associated with a powerful advocacy campaign created by the Nike Foundation called the Girl Effect.
Although the campaign’s mission is not overtly obvious, the interactive video (se...more
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NCAA career development program for women
University of Minnesota women's softball coach Julie Standering / Photo credit: Gophersports.com
The NCAA is holding a career development program that’s targeting women, announced today. It’s going to be held on December 17 in conjunction with the ...more
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Sexism Watch: Steinberg Playwright Awards
It’s not enough to have clear statistics about how women are discriminated in theatre, but now a new award — The Steinberg Playwright Awards — given to “emerging” playwrights has decided that there is no woman good enough to qualify as emerging....more
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Erin Andrews tells peep hole victimization story on Oprah
Photo Credit: http://www.earthlingchic.com
I Tivo’d Oprah today and got to see a story that I’d been waiting for awhile. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews told the queen of talk television the story of a complete invasion of privacy as a female sports rep...more
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Studio films are directed by white men
In a no shit sherlock moment, The NY Times took a look at who has been in the director’s seat for the major studio releases this year.
Of the 85 or so live action films to be released by the big studios in 2009 — Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Ent...more
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Hollywood Writers Report 2009
It’s no surprise to know that women writers in Hollywood have a tough time getting gigs. It’s always great to have the statistics to back up all the anecdotes. So, here are the abysmal statistics from the 2009 Hollywood Writers Report report done ...more
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Sexism and ageism in the soap opera world
I used to be a big fan of Days of our Lives. Big fan. Watched it on and off (mostly on) for about 15 years. A couple of years ago I went cold turkey. But soaps are in distress, Guiding Light was canceled and cost cutting is the mantra. Days of Our...more
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