gender discrimination

Tackling Bias in Sport: Recognizing the Impact of Identities

Jan. 18, 2024—Meg Hancock | 26 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 329 (2024) Studies suggest participation in organized sports—from childhood to adulthood—promotes positive physical, social, emotional, and intellectual benefits that impact individuals and their communities over a lifetime. Sports participation in early childhood and adolescence also leads to higher self-esteem, greater wage-earning potential, lower health costs,...

Title IX vs. NCAA: A Gameplan for Championship Equity

Jun. 28, 2023—Leigh Ernst Friestedt | 25 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 307 (2023). In 1972, Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments Act (Title IX) to prohibit sex-based discrimination in “any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” While the original legislation did not stipulate “athletics,” Title IX has had a profound impact...