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Sports Law: Women and Sport: Organizations and Resources

• Breaking Barriers Girls' and Women's Sports Initiative
• Dream Big Organization dedicated to promoting the dreams and aspirations of girls and to help them meet their goals.
• Foundation for Women and Girls in Sports Site sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation to promote empowerment of women in sports.
• International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women An international organization dedicated to furthering sports opportunities for women.
• Melpomene Institute A nonprofit, membership-based organization providing information on the relationship between women's health and physical activity.
• Women in Sports An organization dedicated to providing women athlete role models and to promote women in sports.
• Women's Sports Foundation(TM) Informational resource for women's sports provided by Lifetime Television Online.
• Women's Sports Foundation(TM) Alternate site with more resources and information about the organization, founded by Billie Jean King.
• National Association of Girls and Women in Sport The leading organization for equity issues in sports.

• Disabled Women In Sports Information about the challenges of being disabled and a woman athlete.
• Empowering Women in Sports Information about womens sports, the media, what Title IX really is and how to bring a grievance, and more information.
• GO GIRL! Magazine An online resource for sports and fitness for women.
• Guidance on Application of Anti-Discrimination Laws to Coaches' Pay EEOC guidelines on how rules about equal pay and discrimination can effect starting salaries of coaches.
• Harassment and Abuse in Sport Collective action to address harassment and abuse in sport sponsored by Canadian organizations and promoted to prevention internationally.
• Intersexism in Sports Discussion of the physical genetic conditions of intersexism and the problems it causes in sports, especially for women athletes.
• Sports for Women.Com Resources, news, and other materials on women's professional and amateur sports.
• SportsFemmes dot com Online resources and information about Canadian women's athletics.
• Supreme Court's Ruling Re: Binding Arbitration of Statutory Discrimination Claims by Tahl Tyson & Henry Farber. A look at how the Supreme Court is hinting it will handle attempts to make arbitration mandatory and binding on discrimination claims. Applies to Title VII and Title IX claims.
• Women's ClubHouse An index of organizations for womens amateur recreational leagues, clubs, and sports organizations.