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AAUW Stands with Women Athletes in Fight for Equal Opportunities

Each February, we raise money for AAUW’s Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF). LAF recently announced an award of $11,500 to the Women’s Law Project to support the lawsuit Foltz et al v. Delaware State University (DSU). This lawsuit was filed by 15 members of the DSU women’s equestrian team to challenge the university’s decision to eliminate the team and replace it with competitive cheerleading. The lawsuit alleges the school failed to provide equal athletic opportunities to DSU’s female students—a violation of Title IX. The lawsuit has been approved as a class action.