Women Ski Jumpers' Appeal Profiled in the Law TimesPublished: Tuesday, 4 August 2009 Women ski jumpers are appealing a decision that upholds a bar on them competing in the 2010 Olympics. The appeal is based on the argument that the Vancouver Organizing Committee must host the Games in accordance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which prohibits gender discrimination. Earlier this month, a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling found the International Olympic Committee discriminated against women jumpers in the Winter Olympics but it did not have to abide by the Canadian Charter. Davis LLP is spearheading the appeal of what is considered within sports circles as its dirty little secret. Women in sports have traditionally gotten the short straw and it is commonly accepted as the status quo. Read Ski Jumping Case Highlights Sports' Dirty Little Secret The Law Times, Jean Sorensen, Monday, 03 August 2009. |
