Category Archives: Feminism and Sports

Michelle Wie West, golfer extraordinaire and winner of the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, was spot on in her response to disgusting comments by disgraced lawyer Rudy Giuliani: Michelle Wie West, you said it well! A reminder (yet again) to “fans” … Continue reading →

A group that includes some of the world’s best female soccer players has sued FIFA alleging gender discrimination on account of FIFA’s stated plans to have the Women’s World Cup played on turf instead of grass fields.  The NYT has … Continue reading →

The NYT chips away at the question in an article published today, “Amid Cheers, Union Bid Stirs Concern for Women.”  Here is an excerpt, quoting Feminist Law Prof Erin Buzuvis and citing her work at the Title IX Blog: Female … Continue reading →

From the Tucker Center at the University of Minnesota, a new documentary on “Media Coverage and Female Athletes.” -Bridget Crawford

In the WaPo. Here’s an excerpt: The throwing gap has been researched for more than half a century, and the results have been consistent. According to Jerry Thomas, dean of the College of Education at the University of North Texas … Continue reading →

The New York Times reports here today on the success of boys who compete on high school girls’ swim teams in Massachusetts, if their school lacks a boys’ swim team.  Here is an excerpt: [R]oughly two dozen boys [are] competing … Continue reading →

If you’re following the Women’s World Cup, you may know that three members (L-R Elodie Thomas, Gaetane Thiney, and Corine Franco) of the French  team posed for some for the German tabloid Bild under the heading, “Is this how we … Continue reading →

The New York Times reported yesterday (here) on 36 year-old Justine Siegal’s debut throwing batting practice for the Cleveland Indians during spring training in Arizona. Justine Siegal felt a chill of excitement when she saw her dark blue Cleveland Indians jersey. She … Continue reading →

We start our Steelers fans out young! My daughter Rose is only a bit more than 14 months old. She watched every Steelers game with me this season, though she did miss parts of games for naps or because bed … Continue reading →

Well, to round out my posting for today, I have to voice my hope that the Pittsburgh Steelers cream the Jets later this afternoon! As I observed two years ago in a similar post: Given that this is the Feminist … Continue reading →

It’s US Open time and the New York media is paying plenty of attention to what the NYT calls “two extended tantrums over foot-fault calls in the last two years in Arthur Ashe Stadium,” namely the Serena Williams incident last … Continue reading →

Would the New York Times ever run the headline, "Golf and Fatherhood Conflict in the PGA"?  I doubt it.  But "Golf and Motherhood Conflict in the LPGA"?  That merited a squib on the front page of the "B" section in … Continue reading →

I’ve watched more ESPN in the last week than I have in the last year.  I’ve caught FIFA World Cup fever, along with millions of other sports fans around the world. I was interested to learn that there is a … Continue reading →

Vice-President Biden announced yesterday that the Obama administration had withdrawn the Bush administration’s approach to Title IX.  The White House website describes the action as follows: Today, Vice President Biden announced that the Administration has issued a ‘Dear Colleague’ letter … Continue reading →

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports (here) on a study by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida’s College of Business Administration.   The UCF press report  (here)  summarizes the findings of: 97 … Continue reading →

Photo by David J. Phillip/AP Women’s figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na outscored her competitors by a wide margin.  As reported by the LA Times (here) and other news outlets, here’s how 1984 men’s figure skating champion and sports announcer … Continue reading →

Baseball has been back in Brooklyn since 2001 when the Brooklyn Cyclones landed in Coney Island.  The team is popular; the stadium is human-scale; the players are friendly to the many kids in attendance.  I enjoyed tonight’s game, but I … Continue reading →

Athletics is one area where legally enforced gender binaries *may* be a necessary evil, if women’s athletics is to survive. But even if this is true, the evil needs to be minimized as much as possible. Requiring people to submit … Continue reading →

Former No. 1 women’s tennis player Jelena Jankovic lost at Wimbeldon earlier this week to Melanie Oudin,  a relatively unknown 17-year old American from Atlanta, Georgia.  Jankovic she did not lose gracefully or have any words of congratulations for her … Continue reading →

This story from Grand Rapids, Michigan made me smile: Two great-grandmothers from Grand Rapids have become state bowling champions. The women are 86-year-old Emma Dausman and 69-year-old Judy Conner. They won a Division 2 doubles title at the U.S. Bowling … Continue reading →

  For all the great girls and women out there who love to play baseball, don’t give it up. You don’t have to play softball if you prefer baseball.   Did you know that the International Baseball Federation has announced … Continue reading →