Regulations imposed by former President Donald Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos worsened an already high level of burnout among Title IX coordinators in schools, districts, and higher education. (By CIPHR Connect / Wikimedia Commons) One of the 2020…
https://youtu.be/_Ivuyj4WyLE There's a double standard in college sports that treats coaches differently depending on whether they discriminated under Title IX or were the ones discriminated against -- men get rehired, and women get rejected for other top coaching jobs. But…
Tuesday, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, also was World Read Aloud Day and the second day of National Library Lovers Month. That's a hodgepodge, I admit. But it's perhaps a fitting way to introduce the first of a…
I'm blogging less and less as I focus more on writing the manuscript for Uppity Women: Title IX and the Ongoing Fight for a Fair Education. I've already declared digital holidays from Instagram and Facebook. So, let's make it official:…
Writing a non-fiction book isn’t a specific skill that we’re taught. It’s not an innate talent. How does one learn to write a book? In my case, by doing. I spent most of my career as a journalist, and those…
Uppity Women has found a home. The New Press will publish my forthcoming book on the history of Title IX and today's movement against sex discrimination in education. Sherry Boschert at the Djerassi Residency, April 2019 (Photo by Fred Tangerman)…
It's time to get down to the nitty gritty of writing my book-in-progress, tentatively titled Uppity Women and the Ongoing Fight for a Fair Education. I'm still doing some interviews to fill in gaps in the amazing story of Title…
I'm pleased to announce that Gail Ross of the Ross Yoon Agency is representing me and my book, a narrative history of Title IX. Gail Ross (Image from rossyoon.com) I'm working with Ross and her colleagues in the Washington, D.C.-based…