WBCA Advocacy

The WBCA leads the way in protecting the rights of women and girls at all levels:

Title IX
Enacted in 1972 as an amendment to the Civil Rights Act and reads in part, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

Several members of the NCAA Executive Committee signed the following letter Sept. 19, 2005 in response to the Department of Education's additional clarification for Title IX. The committee feels that the latest clarification procedures are flawed and have the potential of undermining the overall purpose of Title IX. View Letter

FEMALE ATHLETES FILE CLASS ACTION DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sexual Misconduct
"The WBCA does not tolerate sexual misconduct as it relates to the student-athlete either on or off the basketball court. Sexual misconduct is detrimental to the welfare and development of the student-athlete as a whole. The WBCA promotes trust between the athlete, her coaches, her administrators and faculty, which will in turn provide a safe and productive environment for the student-athlete's experience."
--Beth Bass, WBCA CEO

WBCA Code of Ethics

Monitoring Federal Legislative Action

Salary Research

Rights, Equity & Fairness Program (R.E.F.)
Protecting coaches of women's basketball by striving to:

• Ensure that the rights of coaches are protected in the hiring and firing processes.
• Communicate with the employer as a support for coaches' rights.
• Provide emotional support for a coach who has lost his or her job.
• Provide a nationwide resource network for coaches in need of legal or job assistance.

For more information about the R.E.F. Program, please contact Betty Jaynes, Consultant, via e-mail at Betty_Jaynes@wbca.org or phone at 770-279-8027, ext 101.

Monitoring NCAA Legislation at All Divisions
For more information on NCAA Legislation, please visit the Legislation section of WBCA.org or contact Shannon Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer, via email at shannonr@wbca.org or phone at 770-279-8027, ext. 118.

Useful Links

• Acosta/Carpenter 31st Women in Sport Study Now Available!
• Women's Sports Foundation - Geena Takes Aim
• Women's Sports Foundation - Know Your Rights
• California Women's Law Center
• National Council of Women's Organizations
• National Women's Law Center
• National Organization for Women
• US Department of Education
• The Government Accountability Office
• National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators
• National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education
• Save Title IX
• National Association for Girls & Women in Sport
• NCAA Gender Equity and Issues

News
Daily Trojan - February 8, 2006 - Katherine Kirkpatrick -- "Title IX Denounced for the Wrong Reasons"

Breaking Barriers
WBCA President Doug Bruno believes our members would benefit from the article entitled "The Barriers, and Beyond" by Anna Quindlen, originally published on August 22, 2005.
To read the article, click here

Ferne Labati Sues University of Miami over Age, Gender Discrimination
Press Release and Complaint--November 15, 2005
Ferne C. Labati vs. University of Miami Official Complaint--November 15, 2005

Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund

Through the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, the WBCA will rasie funds and awareness for cancer research.

For more information, click here.