Champion Women

CHAMPION WOMEN IS A NON-PROFIT PROVIDING LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS. OUR FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE: 1.EQUAL PLAY, SUCH AS TRADITIONAL TITLE IX COMPLIANCE IN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS. 2.SEXUAL HARASSMENT, ABUSE, AND ASSAULT IN SPORT. 3.EMPLOYMENT, PREGNANCY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION WITHIN SPORT. CHAMPION WOMEN ENDEAVORS TO ENSURE WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE SAFE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO SPORT AND ITS LIFE-CHANGING BENEFITS BY CONFRONTING ISSUES THAT VIOLATE THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS, THE ARTICLES OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, OR THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (CRM).

OUR MAJOR STRATEGIES FOR IMPACTING CHANGE FOR WOMEN IN SPORT IN 2022 INCLUDE: 1)EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: A.IN 2022, WE ENHANCED OUR TITLE IX WEBSITE, WWW.TITLEIXSCHOOLS.ORG, TO INCLUDE UPDATED EQUITY IN ATHLETICS DATA ACT; DATA ILLUSTRATING THE ESCALATING GENDER DISCRIMINATION GAP IN U.S. SPORTS. WE BROADENED OUR PLATFORM TO ENCOMPASS HIGH SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, SUPPLEMENTING THE EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE SEARCH FEATURE FOR COLLEGES. B.NUMEROUS PRESENTATIONS ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE IX, INCLUDING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND LAW SCHOOLS, C.NUMEROUS MEDIA APPEARANCES ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE IX. SEE, E.G., PBS NEWSHOUR: HTTPS://WWW.PBS.ORG/NEWSHOUR/SHOW/HOW-SOME-SCHOOLS- SIDESTEP-TITLE-IXS-PROTECTIONS-FOR-WOMEN D.LEAD1 PRESENTATION, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 2022. E.PRESENTATION TO BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY, MAY 2022. F.REPRESENTATION PROJECT: PRESENTATION TO MT. ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY, JULY 2022. HTTPS://WWW.MSMU.EDU/NEWSROOM/NEWS-ARTICLES/2022/CELEBRATING-50- YEARS-OF-TITLE-XI/ G.RICHARD NIXON FOUNDATION: HTTPS://WWW.NIXONFOUNDATION.ORG/2022/06/50TH- ANNIVERSARY-TITLE-IX/ H.CONSULTANT, OHLENSEHLEN V. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. CASE SETTLED REINSTATING ALL WOMEN'S TEAMS, PLUS ADDING WOMEN'S WRESTLING, 2022. I.KEYNOTE SPEAKER, GIRL SCOUTS, WOMEN OF DISTINCTION, APRIL 2023. J.CHAMPION WOMEN AND THE WOMEN'S SPORTS POLICY WORKING GROUP PROVIDED OFFICIAL COMMENTS TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO TITLE IX REGULATIONS BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB PAGE. THE COMMENTS ASK THE ADMINISTRATION TO PRESERVE THE TRADITIONAL MEANING OF "SEX" FOR PURPOSES OF WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE SPORT AND SINGLE-SEX SPACES. 2)ADDRESSING SEXUAL ABUSE IN SPORT: A.FEDERAL COMMISSION MEMBER, "COMMISSION ON THE STATE OF THE U.S. OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS" CHARTERED BY U.S. CONGRESS: HTTPS://WWW.CSUSOP.ORG/COMMISSIONERS HOGSHEAD AND CHAMPION WOMEN ARE LEADING A 13-YEAR EFFORT TO PROTECT ATHLETES FROM SEXUAL ABUSE IN CLUB AND OLYMPIC SPORTS, THAT IS, SPORT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOLS. SHE GALVANIZED THE SPORT, CHILD PROTECTION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF A NEW FEDERAL LAW, THE PROTECTING YOUNG VICTIMS FROM SEXUAL ABUSE AND SAFESPORT AUTHORIZATION ACT SIGNED INTO LAW IN FEBRUARY 2018, AND THE EMPOWERING OLYMPIANS, PARALYMPIANS AND AMATEUR ATHLETES ACT OF 2020 SIGNED INTO LAW IN NOVEMBER OF 2020. THE SECOND STATUTE CREATED THIS CURRENT COMMISSION. B.CHAIR, ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CHILD USA NASSAR INVESTIGATION, 2018 - 2022, A CASE-STUDY OF SYSTEMIC ABUSE IN SPORTS PERPETRATED BY LARRY NASSAR, READ THE REPORT, JANUARY 28, 2022. C.FILM: BROKEN TRUST. AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.BROKENTRUSTFILM.COM/ D.PODCAST, LEAGUE OF FANS. 3)PROTECTING THE GIRLS- AND WOMEN'S SPORTS CATEGORIES: POLICY ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT A.WORLD AQUATICS, WORLD ATHLETICS, UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONAL, WEIGHTLIFTING, WORLD TRIATHLON, WORLD ROWING, AND INTERNATIONAL VOLLEYBALL ALL NOW PROHIBIT MEN FROM COMPETING IN WOMEN'S SPORTS. B.REPRESENTED 16 WOMEN SWIMMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A LETTER TO THE IVY LEAGUE, IVY PRESIDENTS AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS. HTTPS://SPORTS.YAHOO.COM/16-PENN-SWIMMERS-SAY-TRANSGENDER-TEAMMATE-LIA- THOMAS-SHOULD-BE-BARRED-FROM-COMPETING-XXX-XX-XXXX.HTML? GUCCOUNTER=1&GUCE_REFERRER=AHR0CHM6LY93D3CUZ29VZ2XLLMNVBS8&GUCE_REFERRER_SI G=AQAAAL7GYQGQ4WKZJQAAQQTXWTOEPAQRXTL7LRFHWAUSUFNWDPPWJPUZLBVB7HWAH3HDWB6QY EPZP-UICZE4QNGHW4LNPQZ-NEBPPGNG7EBVEWWHB8V4- 3LSLHRTXOAUH9X2NQNZNKIN8BGIZNTFPQUV6SXCF3EFAXW3_VMR0AHFLMY8 C.AUTHOR, "WHY LIA THOMAS AND TRANSGENDER ATHLETES MUST NOT COMPETE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL FEMALES" SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 2022, AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SWIMMINGWORLDMAGAZINE.COM/NEWS/OLYMPIC-CHAMP-NANCY-HOGSHEAD- MAKAR-WHY-LIA-THOMAS-AND-TRANSGENDER-ATHLETES-MUST-NOT-COMPETE-AGAINST- BIOLOGICAL-FEMALES/ D.CHAMPION WOMEN AND THE WOMEN'S SPORTS POLICY WORKING GROUP PROVIDED OFFICIAL COMMENTS TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO TITLE IX REGULATIONS BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB PAGE. THE COMMENTS ASK THE ADMINISTRATION NOT TO EQUATE "SEX" WITH "GENDER IDENTITY" FOR PURPOSES OF WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE SPORT AND SINGLE-SEX SPACES. E.CHAMPION WOMEN AND THE WOMEN'S SPORTS POLICY WORKING GROUP RELEASED OUR WHITE PAPER ON KEEPING WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOMS FOR FEMALES, FOR OUR SAFETY, DIGNITY AND PRIVACY. F.OUR PETITION, "PETITION FOR FAIRNESS," GAINED REMARKABLE TRACTION, NOW AMASSING NEARLY 9000 SIGNATURES. THIS INCLUDES ENDORSEMENTS FROM 460+ OLYMPIANS AND PARALYMPIANS. THE RESULTS OF THE PETITION HAVE BEEN USED IN MEETING WITH THE WHITE HOUSE, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE US OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, AND SPORT GOVERNING BODIES, URGING PRIORITIZATION OF COMPETITIVE FAIRNESS AND SAFETY FOR FEMALE ATHLETES. G.PRESENTATION WITH WOLF AT ICONS. H.HOSTED DR. ROSS TUCKER TO NCWGE, NATIONAL COALITION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN EDUCATION. DR. TUCKER IS A RENOWNED SCIENTIST ON THE ISSUE OF MALE/ FEMALE SPORT PERFORMANCE, AND THE IMPACT OF TESTOSTERONE SUPPRESSION ON PERFORMANCE. I.PRESENTATION TO THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY, JULY 2022. J.PRESENTATION TO CLEARINGHOUSE ON WOMEN'S ISSUES (CWI) MAY 2022, AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WOMENSCLEARINGHOUSE.ORG/BLOG/MAY-2022-URGING-SPORT-GOVERNANCE- TO-DEVELOP-NEW-STRUCTURES-FOR-TRANSGENDER-ATHLETES-WHILE-PRIORITIZING- COMPETITIVE-FAIRNESS-AND-SAFETY-FOR-FEMALES/ K.PRESENTATION TO LEADERSHIP AT ICONS'S DENVER CONFERENCE, WHERE NANCY HOGSHEAD PRESENTED, JULY 2023. AS A RAPE SURVIVOR, VERY LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN; IT IGNORE CURRENT PROTECTIONS SEEMS SEXIST, PUTTING MORE WOMEN AT RISK OF HARM FROM MALES. L.PODCASTS: SPORTS PHILANTHROPY NETWORK, INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, DISRUPTING THE DOMINOS, SPORTS LAW EXPERT WITH HOLT HACKNEY, THE HORSES' MOUTH, WITH TOM MCMANUS, 2023. M.NANCY HOGSHEAD, EXPERT WITNESS IN STATE LITIGATION OVER SINGLE-SEX SPORTS N.IN JANUARY 2023, NANCY HOGSHEAD PROTESTED AT THE NCAA CONFERENCE, REITERATING THE CALL FOR EQUITY AND FAIRNESS FOR FEMALE ATHLETES WITHIN THE FEMALE SPORTS CATEGORY, ALONG WITH OUR ALLIES. O.PRESENTATION TO FAME FOUNDATION: "WOMEN AND SPORTS DIALOGUE" HTTPS://WWW.SPORTANDDEV.ORG/LATEST/NEWS/WOMEN-AND-SPORTS-DIALOGUE-2022 4)EXPANDING NETWORK AND DATABASE A.CHAMPION WOMEN HAS BUILT AN EXPANSIVE NETWORK AND DATABASE OVER 10 YEARS, ENCOMPASSING CONTACTS WITHIN SPORTS LEADERSHIP, CONGRESS, ATHLETES, OLYMPIANS, PARALYMPIANS, AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. THIS NETWORK ENHANCES OUR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR GENDER EQUITY IN SPORTS. B.OVER 100 MEDIA APPEARANCES AND SOURCES FROM DECEMBER 2021 - DECEMBER 2022. CNN, FOX NEWS, PBS NEWS HOUR, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, FORBES, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, MEGYN KELLY 5)ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADVOCATES A.WE COMMENDED ALISTAIR CASEY FOR COURAGEOUSLY ADDRESSING THE CONCEALMENT OF SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS WITHIN THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT AND USA BADMINTON, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY. B.WE COMMENDED U.S. OLYMPIC ROWERS FOR ADVOCACY. 6) OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: LISTED AS A POWER PLAYER IN STREET & SMITH'S SPORT'S BUSINESS JOURNAL.