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Caster Semenya gets reprieve from discriminatory regulations, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be

On Monday, news outlets around the globe ran headlines reporting that South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya won an important court battle. The two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters had filed an appeal last week to challenge the Court of Arbitration in Sports’ (CAS) ruling that she must artificially lower her testosterone levels in …

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Undefeated Olympic U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is Still Fighting For Equal Pay

The U.S. women’s soccer team is already on a roll at the Olympics in Rio. So far, they haven’t lost a single game they’ve played, winning against New Zealand and France and tying with Colombia. They didn’t even give up a goal during the first two games and are now first in their group. They’re …

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IBEW Father and Daughter’s Long Journey to Sochi Short Track

Springfield, Mo., Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 453 member Craig Scott is in Sochi, Russia, this week watching his daughter Emily compete for Olympic gold in several short track speed skating events.  But it wasn’t an easy journey for father or daughter Emily, 25, was a world champion inline skater before taking up short track speed skating about …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.