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Former Texas Southern Women's Basketball Coach Wins Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Former Texas Southern women's basketball coach Surina Dixon has won a federal lawsuit against the school in which she alleged gender discrimination and retaliation for her 2008 firing. A jury awarded Dixon $730,000 on August 12. Dixon was hired by TSU in March 2008 and fired three months later without coaching a game. Her lawsuit alleged she was retaliated against after she complained about gender discrimination and advocated for gender equity. Dixon is now a high school teacher in Memphis, Tenn. She told Houston's KRIV-TV that she's excited by the verdict and called it a great day for women in sports. Click here to read more.
 
 



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