NCAA prohibits transgender athletes in women's sports
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will no longer allow trans athletes to participate in women's sports and will no longer allow women to restrict participation as assigned at birth. The policy changes approved by the NCAA board come the day after President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls […]
Women's soccer league reaches $5M settlement with abused players
National Women's Football League (NWSL) players who reported abuse from coaches and staff are entitled to $5 million in funding after Wednesday's settlement with the organization following years of abuse. “For too long, hardworking and talented women in the National Women's Football League have been forced to endure an unacceptable culture of abuse, harassment and […]
Women's health research needs funding boost, report says
Click here for more news from The Hill {beacon} health care health care Full text 5 new details about UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting investigation New details emerged Thursday as the manhunt for the suspected gunman in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson entered its second day. Thompson was shot just before 7 a.m. […]
Harris: Trump 'has no idea' about women's health care
Vice President Harris appealed to women voters at a Wisconsin rally Thursday night, claiming former President Trump doesn't know what he's talking about about women's health care. During a Trump rally, she said Trump would protect women, that if he was elected women would stop thinking about abortion, and aired a video praising the Supreme […]
Biden quips to SC women's basketball team: ‘I work for Jim Clyburn’
President Biden hosted the University of South Carolina women's basketball team at the White House on Tuesday and joked that he's not actually the boss when it comes to one particular member of Congress. “My name is Joe Biden, I work for Jim Clyburn,” he said to laughter from the room, “Welcome, everyone. Welcome to […]
GOP lawmakers push NCAA to ban trans athletes in women's sports
In a letter Tuesday, the Republican caucus called on the NCAA to “update its Student-Athlete Participation Policy to require that only biologically female students participate in women’s sports.” “In the midst of an unprecedented attack on Title IX by the Biden-Harris Administration, we urge the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to update its Student-Athlete Participation […]
Anti-abortion laws create broader 'crisis' for women's health, Harris warns
Vice President Kamala Harris argued Sunday that the impact of the anti-abortion law goes beyond medical procedures and poses a major “crisis” to other women’s health care. Harris, Interview with MSNBC On Sunday, two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, President Obama warned that “everything is at stake” regarding abortion and other […]