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Female Canadian ski jumpers to file complaint against IOC
 Poster: A snowHead
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A group of female Canadian ski jumpers are going to confront the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with a human-rights complaint alledging gender discrimination. They claim that the IOC is discriminating against them by allowing men, but not women, to jump in the 2010 Games in Vancouver....Apparently, the group’s complaint is that the federal government is providing public funds to something that allegedly discriminates on the basis of gender.

See: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061220.wxbcolympics20/BNStory/National/home
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

I really don't understand the IOC's position on this, and honestly it doesn't seem like they's tried very hard to explain it, unless I've missed something.

As for the lawsuit, I see the following compromise as a possible outcome (realising that the suit is centered around the fact the public funds are being spent on the project): The court can't force the IOC's hand, but the Organising Committe could independantly agree to host a women's Ski Jumping event the week before the games start, which would raise the profile of the sport and put pressure on the IOC to ultimately change its position.

I can't realistically see the Jumpers getting anything more out of this unless they are seriously willing to pull the funding (which would be counter-productive to their cause), and this compromise would also allow the Organising Committe to save face and convincingly say that they are doing as much as they can. Both sides come out looking good, and pressure is put on the IOC.
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