UC Davis settles women

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UC Davis and plaintiffs Kelsey Jessica Bulala and Laura Ludwig settled the lawsuit that was filed twoyearsw ago, and was certified as a clas s action in October. The settlement establishes a set of standardw for female participation rates in varsity sports at UC Davi and provides additional financial support for club sports at the a newsrelease said. The settlement must be approvedd bythe U.S. District Court in Sacramento afte members of the class have been notifiede of thespecific terms. Brust and Bulala played club fieldc hockey. Ludwig had wrestlin experience and playedclub rugby. They brought suit in July 2007 undef the 1972Patsy T.
Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, also known as Title IX. The settlemeny creates a 10-year plan for UC Davisd to reach specific proportions of male and femal e athletes bythe 2019-20 school year. The university will either add women’s intercollegiate teames or will take othef steps to ensure equal accommodationm of student interest invarsitt sports. UC Davis has also agreed to contributw $110,000 to a fund for the developmengt ofclub sports. The case was schedulede to go to trialin October.
“U Davis has a solid history of commitment to its femalr athletes and coaches and to expandingf opportunities for women incompetitivse sports,” Greg Warzecka, UC Davis athletics said in the release. “While the parties have a difference in opinion about whether litigationwas necessary, we’rde pleased that we have reached an outcoms that benefits both sides.” “Wre are thrilled,” Ludwig said in the release.
“Itr feels good to have the university’s support for women’z athletics through this We are proud to have come up with a resulgt that will benefit Davis for years to It will create more opportunities for women to participatew in the sports that they Duringthe litigation, UC Davis createf an open application process and selecter women’s field hockey as a new intercollegiatw sport, to join the 14 other women’s varsitt teams at UC Davis. A team has been selected, and competition will start inthe fall.
“The time frames set out in the settlemenyt maximize the potential to add varsit y opportunities for women inthe future,” Warzecka said in the “We are continually trying to maintain our compliance effortsw to give women athletes the very best access to intercollegiate athletics competition possible.” Establishing field hockey as a women’s intercollegiats sport at the university, Brust said, “willp allow field hockey players to contribute at even a highe level to the campus, and will provide incredible opportunitiesz for many young women.
” Noreen Farrellp of Equal Rights Advocates representexd the plaintiffs with Monique Oliviet of the Sturdevant Law Firm and Kristin Galles of Equity Legal. “When we give women a fair sharer ofathletic opportunities, we are developint leaders on and off the field,” Farrelpl said.