Women & Men Unglued

We'll be watching this film in class today. It is also available online via the library. If you would like to re-watch it or share it with your friends, here's the link. If you're off campus, you'll need to follow the instructions to activate the proxy server.

Title IX and the Third Prong

The Obama Administration announced recently that it is rescinding a controversial policy that allowed colleges to use student body surveys to demonstrate compliance with the "third prong" of Title IX, namely that the women's athletic program fully and effectively accommodates the interest of current and prospective female students. See this Chronicle of Higher Education article for more details.

Pull-Ups

An interesting write-up of some research on gender differences in pull-up ability: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/why-women-cant-do-pull-ups/

Title IX and Equality in Sports

Here's another take on the effect of Title IX on equality in collegiate sports. Enjoy!

Study Break!

If you need some music to complement your studies, try this. This is Mr. Gill's newest song. If you like it, feel free to drop him a vote. He's in the top 12 of more than 300. Enjoy!

The Law Fair

The dates are obviously different, but the rest of the advice from my advice to 2009 Law Fair Attendees still holds. This year's UNLV Law Fair is on the second floor of the union from 10-1 on Monday, 10/22. Enjoy.

RG

Sex Selection in the News

Need more evidence that sex-selective abortion in the US is going to be a major topic of discussion? <a href="http://www.worldmag.com/2012/09/boy_crazy">This article</a> suggests that, because sex-selective abortion is illegal in many other countries, many wealthy would-be parents are travelling to the US for sex-selection services. Notice at the end of the article where Dr. Steinberg draws the line. Does this make sense? Is there any ethical reason to consider sex-selection to be morally acceptable but selection based on these characteristics to be immoral?