{"id":1118424,"date":"2021-12-14T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1118424"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:14:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:14:45","slug":"noem-every-young-woman-deserves-an-even-playing-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-every-young-woman-deserves-an-even-playing-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Noem: \u2018Every Young Woman Deserves An Even Playing Field\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnoem-every-young-woman-deserves-an-even-playing-field%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1118424&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem spoke out against recent controversies of biological males competing in women\u2019s athletics with a new bill to address \u201cfairness\u201d in girls\u2019 sports in the state, posting to social media that, \u201cEvery young woman deserves an even playing field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success. That\u2019s why only girls should be competing in girls\u2019 sports,\u201d Noem tweeted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Every young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success. That\u2019s why only girls should be competing in girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m introducing legislation to codify my EOs and extend further protections to women and girls. Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HypacKodq2\">https:\/\/t.co\/HypacKodq2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/govkristinoem\/status\/1470832005730422786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noem also released a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> to announce the addition of new language added to legislation to defend fairness in girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about fairness. Every young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success, but common sense tells us that males have an unfair physical advantage over females in athletic competition. It is for those reasons that only girls should be competing in girls\u2019 sports,\u201d Noem said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen have fought long and hard for equal athletic opportunities, and South Dakota will defend them, but we have to do it in a smart way,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.sd.gov\/doc\/Fairness-in-Womens-Sports-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updates<\/a> to the state\u2019s legislation, the governor emphasized the clear definitions proposed to increase fairness for girls participating in athletics, pointing out that the legislation reads, \u201cOnly female athletes, based on their biological sex, shall participate in any team, sport, or athletic event designated as being for females, women, or girls,\u201d and that the legislation describes \u201cbiological sex\u201d as \u201cthe sex listed on the student\u2019s official birth certificate issued at or near the time of the athlete\u2019s birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noem previously faced controversy over the wording of a previous version of the bill in 2020. The governor noted the \u201cproblematic\u201d aspects have been removed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation does not have the problematic provisions that were included in last year\u2019s House Bill 1217,\u201d Noem said.&nbsp;\u201cThose flawed provisions would have led to litigation for our state, as well as for the families of young South Dakota athletes \u2013 male and female alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noem has already signed two executive orders on the issue. The first addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/sdsos.gov\/general-information\/executive-actions\/executive-orders\/assets\/2021-05.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K-12th grade<\/a> sports, while the second focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/sdsos.gov\/general-information\/executive-actions\/executive-orders\/assets\/2021-06.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collegiate sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The governor has argued the issue is personal for her. During a March <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/03\/fighting-smart-for-fairness-in-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Op-Ed<\/a>, she stated:<\/p>\n<p><em>This issue is very personal to me. I\u2019ve been a student athlete. Thankfully, I was never a 15-year-old girl forced to shower next to a 17-year-old boy. My daughters both played collegiate sports. Thankfully, they were never subjected to that either. My older daughter, Kassidy, is pregnant with a baby girl right now. I want to ensure that my granddaughter has the same opportunities that I had and that my daughters had.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The issue continues to stand out in recent news as the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s women\u2019s swim team has faced criticisms over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/so-easy-i-was-cruising-teammate-says-penns-trans-swimmer-boasted-after-destroying-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lia Thomas<\/a>, a biological male, who has smashed women\u2019s records in competitions and left the women far behind.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem spoke out against recent controversies of biological males competing in women\u2019s athletics with a new bill to address \u201cfairness\u201d in girls\u2019 sports in the state, posting to social media that, \u201cEvery young woman deserves an even playing field.\u201d\u201cEvery young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success. That\u2019s why only girls should be competing in girls\u2019 sports,\u201d Noem tweeted on Tuesday.Every young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success. That\u2019s why only girls should be competing in girls\u2019 sports.I\u2019m introducing legislation to codify my EOs and extend further protections to women and girls. Read more here: https:\/\/t.co\/HypacKodq2\u2014 Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) December 14, 2021Noem also released a statement to announce the addition of new language added to legislation to defend fairness in girls\u2019 sports.\u201cThis is about fairness. Every young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success, but common sense tells us that males have an unfair physical advantage over females in athletic competition. It is for those reasons that only girls should be competing in girls\u2019 sports,\u201d Noem said in the statement.\u201cWomen have fought long and hard for equal athletic opportunities, and South Dakota will defend them, but we have to do it in a smart way,\u201d she added.Explaining the updates to the state\u2019s legislation, the governor emphasized the clear definitions proposed to increase fairness for girls participating in athletics, pointing out that the legislation reads, \u201cOnly female athletes, based on their biological sex, shall participate in any team, sport, or athletic event designated as being for females, women, or girls,\u201d and that the legislation describes \u201cbiological sex\u201d as \u201cthe sex listed on the student\u2019s official birth certificate issued at or near the time of the athlete\u2019s birth.\u201dNoem previously faced controversy over the wording of a previous version of the bill in 2020. The governor noted the \u201cproblematic\u201d aspects have been removed.\u201cThis legislation does not have the problematic provisions that were included in last year\u2019s House Bill 1217,\u201d Noem said.\u00a0\u201cThose flawed provisions would have led to litigation for our state, as well as for the families of young South Dakota athletes \u2013 male and female alike.\u201dNoem has already signed two executive orders on the issue. The first addressed K-12th grade sports, while the second focused on collegiate sports.The governor has argued the issue is personal for her. During a March Op-Ed, she stated:This issue is very personal to me. I\u2019ve been a student athlete. Thankfully, I was never a 15-year-old girl forced to shower next to a 17-year-old boy. My daughters both played collegiate sports. Thankfully, they were never subjected to that either. My older daughter, Kassidy, is pregnant with a baby girl right now. I want to ensure that my granddaughter has the same opportunities that I had and that my daughters had.The issue continues to stand out in recent news as the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s women\u2019s swim team has faced criticisms over Lia Thomas, a biological male, who has smashed women\u2019s records in competitions and left the women far behind.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1118424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1118424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1118424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1118424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}