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Jessica Gavora

Jessica Gavora is a writer in Washington, DC, with clients including former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich and the College Sports Council. Previously, she was the senior speechwriter to attorney

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Jessica Gavora is a writer in Washington, DC, with clients including former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich and the College Sports Council. Previously, she was the senior speechwriter to attorney general Alberto Gonzales. Under attorney general John Ashcroft, Ms. Gavora was chief speechwriter and a senior policy advisor at the Department of Justice. She is also the author of Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex and Title IX, published in May 2002 by Encounter Books.

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The Hubby State

By Jessica Gavora June 13, 2016

One of the by-products of this growing rejection of marriage is that single American women are closing in on a quarter of the electorate today.

Do All the Single Ladies Want a ‘Hubby State’?

By Jessica Gavora June 4, 2016

All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister does not disappoint those expecting an uncritical examination of growing singlehood, particularly single motherhood.

Title IX and the He-cession

By Jessica Gavora August 7, 2009

In case you missed it, my College Sports Council colleague Clay McEldowney had a fantastic op-ed in yesterday’s Washington Post highlighting the disproportionate cuts being made to men’s collegiate sports ...

Politics & Policy

Sex Games

By Jessica Gavora June 20, 2007

Title IX turns 35 this month and the bad gals have officially won. Sex quotas in sports under the anti-discrimination law are de rigeur on college campuses. And the Bush ...

Title IX Strikes Again

By Jessica Gavora December 12, 2006

Clarion University announced yesterday it is cutting three men’s teams — indoor track, outdoor track and cross country — to comply with Title IX. In September, you will recall, James ...

JMU Student-Athletes Speak Truth to Power

By Jessica Gavora November 3, 2006

Over 100 James Madison athletes, coaches,and parents — both male and female — were joined by a smattering of athletes from other schools today in front of the Department of Education ...

Title IX Rally Tomorrow

By Jessica Gavora November 1, 2006

The College Sports Council, in conjunction with the Independent Women’s Forum, is holding a rally for Title IX reform tomorrow at 11am in front of the Department of Education. Student-athletes ...

Was James Madison the Tipping Point?

By Jessica Gavora October 10, 2006

An amazing this is happening. A story line is forming in the media around James Madison University’s decision to cut ten teams to comply with Title IX and for the ...

Taking Inside Higher Ed to the Mat

By Jessica Gavora October 5, 2006

Inside Higher Education’s coverage of James Madison University’s decision to cut ten sports teams to comply with Title IX was hideously slanted. The reporter, Elizabeth Redden, let two advocates for ...

James Madison Speaks

By Jessica Gavora October 3, 2006

Responding to yesterday’s post urging James Madison University to survey its students before implementing its plan to cut ten athletic teams in order to comply with Title IX, I got ...