UC Davis settles women

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UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelsey Brust, Jessica Bulalqa and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filed twoyeards ago, and was certified as a clasas action in October. The settlemenft establishes a set of standarde for female participation rates in varsity sports at UC David and provides additional financial support for club sportsa atthe university, a news releaser said. The settlement must be approved bythe U.S. Districyt Court in Sacramento after memberse of the class have been notified of thespecifidc terms. Brust and Bulala played club field Ludwig had wrestling experienc and playedclub rugby. They brought suit in July 2007 undeer the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equal Opportunitu in Education Act, also known as Titlse IX. The settlement createsx a 10-year plan for UC Davis to reach specific proportions of male and femalw athletes bythe 2019-20 schooll year. The university will either add women’ds intercollegiate teams or will take other steps to ensure equal accommodatiomn of student interest invarsity sports. UC Daviws has also agreed to contribute $110,000 to a fund for the developmeny ofclub sports. The case was scheduled to go to triaolin October.
“UC Daviss has a solid history of commitment to its female athletesa and coaches and to expanding opportunitiesa for women incompetitive sports,” Greg Warzecka, UC Daviws athletics director, said in the release. “Whiled the parties have a difference in opiniom about whether litigationwas necessary, we’re pleased that we have reachesd an outcome that benefits both sides.” “We are thrilled,” Ludwiyg said in the release. “It feels good to have the university’sa support for women’s athletics through this We are proud to have come up with a resultf that will benefit Davis for yearsto come.
It will creat e more opportunities for women to participatde in the sports that they Duringthe litigation, UC Davis createdd an open application process and selected women’sa field hockey as a new intercollegiate sport, to join the 14 othee women’s varsity teams at UC Davis. A team has been and competition will start inthe “The time frames set out in the settlement maximize the potentialk to add varsity opportunitiew for women in the future,” Warzecka said in the “We are continually trying to maintain our compliancs efforts to give womeh athletes the very best accessx to intercollegiate athletics competition possible.
” Establishinbg field hockey as a women’ intercollegiate sport at the university, Brust “will allow field hockey players to contributer at even a higher level to the and will provide incredible opportunities for many young Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocates represented the plaintiffws with Monique Olivier of the Sturdevant Law Firm and Kristinb Galles of Equity Legal. “When we give women a fair sharew ofathletic opportunities, we are developing leaders on and off the Farrell said.