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Sportswomen Win in Court; Canada Teen Killed
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(WOMENSENEWS)–CheersIt’s been a fruitful fall for the advancement of women’s sports equality.This week, the New York Knicks agreed to pay $11.5 million to Anucha Browne Sanders, a former executive who sued both the team and its coach, Isaiah Thomas, for sexual harassment. A jury awarded Sanders $11.6 million earlier this fall, and hearings on compensatory damages were due to begin this week when the two sides settled.Other major suits have been resolved recently at California universities where female employees sued under Title IX. Within the past five months, three women’s coaches and athletic directors won three separate Fresno, Calif., cases. A volleyball coach won $5.85 million, a basketball coach won $19.1 million and a former athletic director won $3.5 million.More News to Cheer This Week:Over 1,000 Afghan women held peace prayers across six provinces to protest violence spreading across their country, the BBC reported Dec. 12.In Kentucky, 21 women convicted for killing or trying to kill men–who they say abused them–have received clemency, pardons or partial pardons from Gov. Ernie Fletcher.