By: Crystal Lum Hi Roos! UMKC Women’s Center is back with Roo Up! with the Women’s Center! The Women’s Center is a huge supporter of women’s athletics, and we want to hype up and show…
By: Sierra Voorhies We all know that there is a gender pay gap; women on average make 83 cents on the dollar that men make. This is worsened by intersections of ethnicity and gender.…
By: Christina Terrell Gender testing on female athletes has been around for some time now, however it has gone through phases. Gender testing happens to be the sex verification in sports, which grants eligibility for…
By Matiara Huff Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan on September 26, 1981. Basically, ever since then she has been playing Tennis. She has one 69 singles titles, 22 doubles titles, 21 grand slams,…
by Amber Charleville Earlier this semester, I had the privilege of sitting down with UMKC’s Director of Athletics, Carla Wilson. It was a true delight to talk with her about UMKC, the Athletics Department, and…
By Devon White Recently, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) launched a campaign to end the violation of Title IX. The NWLC filed discriminatory complaints with the Office for Civil Rights, “against twelve school districts…
By Emily Mathis ESPN has just recently launched a new blog called ESPNW for women. The blog will feature news about the WNBA, women’s college sports and of course news from the NBA and NFL.…
By Emily Mathis I like sports as much as the next person. Well, okay so I most likely won’t watch football on Sunday unless I’m at my parent’s house, but come the big exciting championship, I…
Recently a women’s volleyball team at Quinnipiac University was cut and replaced with a competitive cheerleading squad. The volleyball players sued the school saying that it was in violation of Title IX. This past week…
Looking for something to do for Women’s History Month? Take the pledge to support women’s sports in 2010. And then get your tickets to the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament, to be held March 11-14,…