The New York Times – Sports:
Players in women’s basketball are styling themselves how they want, because they can. Their choices also can be lucrative.
Category: Discrimination
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Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality
The New York Times – Film:
The directors Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee discuss their journey in making the documentary “Aftershock,” which shines a light on a national health crisis.
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For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Roxanne Schiebergen, a writer and actress, has become skilled at navigating New York City since she was a student at N.Y.U. Then came an unexpected pregnancy.
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Equity in Sports Has Focused on Gender, Not Race. So Gaps Persist.
The New York Times – Sports:
Title IX, over 50 years, has heavily benefited white women over nonwhite women. That’s partly because race has never been part of the law.
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Marlin Briscoe, Pioneering Black Quarterback, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Sports:
Briscoe became the first Black starting quarterback of the Super Bowl era in the 1960s, but prejudiced thinking from coaches stifled his trajectory at the position.
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Marlin Briscoe, Pioneering Black Quarterback, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Sports:
Briscoe became the first Black starting quarterback of the Super Bowl era in the 1960s, but prejudiced thinking from coaches stifled his trajectory at the position.
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Once an ‘Easy Way Out’ for Equality, Women’s Soccer Is Now a U.S. Force
The New York Times – Sports:
After Title IX passed in 1972, administrators found soccer to be a cheap way to comply. And participation rates soared in high schools, universities and at club levels for girls and women.
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Fifty Years On, Title IX’s Legacy Includes its Durability
The New York Times – Sports:
From 1972 to 1973, the United States considered three landmark changes to protect women’s rights. Fifty years later, only one is likely to remain.
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What Is Title IX?
The New York Times – Sports:
The law has grown participation for women and girls in sports and has had other significant ramifications, too.