Conferences & Symposia

Opening Session: 5:00 PM, May 9
Conference Ends: 2:00 PM, May 11

 

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Conference Program

Free Workshop for Student Athletes, Coaches, Athletics Administrators

Title IX at 40, featuring Women's Sports Foundation President and boxing champion Laila Ali, is a national conference at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 9-11, 2012.

Title IX at 40 celebrates the anniversary of this landmark legislation, which changed the lives of women and girls by mandating that all people, without reference to sex, have equal access to athletics and other educational programs receiving federal financial assistance.  

Title IX at 40 will highlight the broad impact of the 1972 legislation on US society. Nationally renowned researchers, athletes, and policy makers will explore the political, social, historical, economic, and health-related effects of Title IX.

A key goal is to develop a call to action and identify future research priorities that will aid in fully realizing the objectives of Title IX. Presenters and attendees will co-create an agenda for future research intended to fulfill the promise of this important legislation.

Undergraduate and graduate students from across the country are especially encouraged to participate in the poster session.

Title IX at 40 is organized by the SHARP Center for Women and Girls, a new interdisciplinary center at the University of Michigan, founded by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the School of Kinesiology, and the Women’s Sports Foundation, which has been an advocate for women and girls in sports since 1974.  SHARP (Sport-Health-Activity-Research-Policy) advances research and policy making to enhance the lives of women and girls through sport, play, and movement. 

Major support for this conference comes from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in conjunction with other university units, including the SHARP Center for Women and Girls; Institute for Research on Women and Gender; School of Kinesiology; Athletics; Office of the Vice President for Global Communications; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; and the Office of the Vice President for Research. Additional support comes from the Women’s Sports Foundation and the NCAA.

 

The Speakers

Laila Ali, Women’s Sports Foundation president and International Women’s Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champion, will present the keynote address. Others who will address the full conference include:

• Assistant Secretary Russlynn Ali, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education
  
  
• Donna de Varona, two-time Olympic gold medalist (swimming); member, 2005 President’s Commission on Athletics; first president, Women’ Sports sFoundation
  
  
• James Delany, Commissioner, Big Ten Conference

World-Class Athletes

• Jennie Finch, Olympic gold and silver medalist (softball)


• Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Olympic gold medalist (swimming); senior director of advocacy, Women’s Sports Foundation


• Sarah Hughes, Olympic gold medalist (figure skating)


• Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Olympic gold medalist (track and field); chief of sport performance, USA Track & Field

Noted Policy Makers

• Arthur H. Bryant, executive director, Public Justice and the Public Justice Foundation


• Neena Chaudhry, senior counsel, National Women's Law Center


• Dr. Nancy Lee, deputy assistant secretary of health and director, US Office on Women’s Health


• Karen Morrison, director of gender initiatives, NCAA
  


• Marjorie Snyder, research director, Women's Sports Foundation


• Betsey Stevenson, PhD, Visiting Professor, Princeton University; Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
  
  
• Judy Sweet, first female president, NCAA

Distinguished Scholars

Click to see the full list of participating scholars.

The Program

Panel Themes

• Physical health and fitness for women and girls since Title IX
  


• Sport injuries, prevention, and trends since Title IX


• Health risk behaviors (body image, identity, depression, female athlete triad, drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity) since Title IX


• Education and employment for women and girls since Title IX


• Boys’ and men’s experiences in sports since Title IX


• Changes in American culture since Title IX

Follow this page regularly for updates about Title IX at 40.

During the year leading up to the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX and the Michigan Meeting conference on Title IX, SHARP will sponsor a series of seven public lectures on a variety of topics related to Title IX.

Follow this page and IRWG’s Calendar of Events throughout the year for updates about SHARP Insights: How Title IX Changed the Game.

SHARP Insights Speakers

Susan Ware (independent historian), "A Sporting Chance: Title IX and Women's History," September 14, 2011, 4:00 PM, SPH1, 1755

Carol Hutchins (U-M softball coach), "The Winningest Coach in U-M History: How Title IX Made It Happen," October 24, 2011, 10:00 AM, Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery, Room 100

Andrew Zimbalist (Smith College, Economics), "Equal Pay: The Road Traveled and the Way Forward," November 10, 2011, 5:00 PM, 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State Street

Michael Messner (University of Southern California, Sociology and Women's Studies), "The Cultural Impact of Title IX," Friday, December 2, 2011, Noon, 3735 Central Campus Recreation Building (CCRB). Please turn to SHARP's YouTube channel to see Prof. Messner's talk in its entirety.

Don Sabo (Women's Sports Foundation, D'Youville College), "The Social Costs of Falling Short of Gender Equity in High School Sports," Friday, February 3, 2012, Noon-1:30 PM, 2239 Lane Hall

Stephen Ross (Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy, and Research), "Radical Reform of Intercollegiate Athletics: Antitrust, Title IX, and Public Policy," Thursday, February 23, 2012, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Bickner Auditorium, 3735 CCRB, 401 Washtenaw Avenue

Marie Hardin (associate professor of journalism and associate director, Curley Center for Sports Journalism, Pennsylvania State University), "The Impact of Journalistic Norms on the Framing of Title IX and Women's Sports," March 15, 2012, 4:00 PM, Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery, Room 100

Richard Lapchick CANCELLED (program director and chair, DeVos Sport Business Management Program, University of Central Florida) "Women Kept Out: The Numbers behind the Story," March, 26, 2012, time, location, TBD

Vivian Stringer (women's basketball coach, Rutgers University) "Title IX, Perhaps the Most Important Piece of Legislation Affecting Women/Society over the Past 40 Years," April 18, 2012, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Cosponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.