Up until the time I came to college, my life revolved around basketball. As the youngest of three, I watched my brother and sister play. When my father coached my sister, he brought me along and let me participate in the drills. I could not wait to grow… more »

In honor of the 25th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Feb. 2, the NOW interns decided to take a personal look at the law that has benefited so many women. Signed into law in 1972, Title IX created major changes in our education system. more »

On July 21, the American Association of University Women cheered a court decision announcing that cheerleading is not a sport. more »

On June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state funding of bigoted organizations was unconstitutional. In the case Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the Christian Legal Society's (CLS) chapter at Hastings College of Law... more »

Coming from humble beginnings on a Maui sugar plantation, Patsy Mink rose to become the first Asian American woman and first woman of color ever elected to Congress as a United States Representative for Hawaii. Winning her seat in 1965, Mink spent the four decades of her political career championing the rights of women, minorities, children, and the environment. more »