The New York Times – Sports:
Officials were working on a plan to protect transgender athletes since the day the president was sworn in. In recent months, they raced to issue protections as states moved to revoke them.
Category: Title IX (Gender Discrimination Legislation)
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Title IX and the New Rule on Transgender Athletes Explained
The New York Times – Sports:
The Biden administration proposed a rule change that would allow schools to block some transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identities.
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Biden Title IX Proposal Limits Bans on Transgender Athletes
The New York Times – Sports:
The proposed rules would give schools flexibility for “fairness in competition” or where participation could lead to injury.
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A Title IX Legacy Beyond the United States: More Olympians For Canada and Europe
The New York Times – Sports:
A federal law opened doors for millions of American women. It also made the United States an incubator for women’s national teams worldwide.
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Hawaii Case Puts Promises of Title IX to Unusual Test
The New York Times – Sports:
It is rare for Title IX cases to go to trial. In Hawaii, a looming case could be a landmark stress test for the 50-year-old law.
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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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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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The Day the Supreme Court Crashed the Title IX Party
The New York Times – Sports:
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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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.