Has Title IX's quest for equality gone too far? Title IX was designed to ensure equal opportunities for girls in school sports, but some say it has unintentionally hurt boys' teams. (Opinion).YES The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA NWCA National Wrestling Coaches Association NWCA Navy Wives Clubs of America NWCA National Wood Carvers Association NWCA Northwest Computer Accessories, Inc. NWCA National Writing Centers Association NWCA North West CruiseShip Association ) embraces the original spirit and intent of Title IX, a federal law passed in 1972 that prohibits gender-based discrimination in all programs in schools that receive federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve . While women have enjoyed significant gains, the unintended consequences For the "Law of unintended consequences", see Unintended consequence Unintended Consequences is a novel by author John Ross, first published in 1996 by Accurate Press. of Title IX have contributed to the elimination of more than 800 men's teams in the past two decades. That's why we believe Title IX has gone too far, and why, in January 2002, the NWCA filed a lawsuit challenging it. The interpretation of Title IX requires that universities comply with a very strict quota system Quota System can refer to:
A status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. An individual enrolled in a post-secondary institution may be eligible for certain tax breaks. Notes: The full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time. on a college campus are women, then 50 percent of the student-athletes on that campus must be women. Using this hypothetical situation, if there are 40 available roster spots each for softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' and baseball, but only 20 girls try out for the softball team and 40 boys go out for the baseball team, the school would be forced to eliminate 20 male baseball players in order to maintain gender equality. In some instances, the gender imbalance is too great to meet the proportionality standard by simply trimming spots from various men's teams, so schools are forced to eliminate entire teams. For example, at Marquette University Marquette University at Milwaukee, Wis.; Jesuit; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1881. The school achieved university status in 1907. Among its graduate programs are those in business, engineering, and law. , in Wisconsin, the intercollegiate in·ter·col·le·giate adj. Involving or representing two or more colleges. Adj. 1. intercollegiate - used of competition between colleges or universities; "intercollegiate basketball" wrestling program, which had been entirely self-funded for six years by private donations, was eliminated in 2001 because the school could not meet the proportionality standard. Just imagine if all extracurricular programs--such as dance, theater, band, cheerleading The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , and debate--were held to this same proportionality standard. Why should sports programs be singled out and treated differently? We applaud the creation of athletic opportunities for women. But all our best and brightest student-athletes deserve a fairer interpretation of Title IX--one that protects women without harming men. MIKE MOYER Executive Director, National Wrestling Coaches Association NO Since Title IX was passed 31 years ago, women have made great strides in terms of athletic opportunities. In the early 1970s, one in 27 girls was involved with sports; now, two out of every five girls (40 percent) participate in sports programs. But unfortunately, we are still far from correcting years of discrimination against women in sports. Nationwide, there are 1.1 million fewer opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports programs, and 58,000 fewer slots for women on college sports teams. And each year, women receive $133 million less in athletic college scholarships than male athletes. Some people argue that girls and women are less interested in playing sports. Besides the fact that such a statement may result in getting your shins kicked by many gifts who love sports, the facts also contradict this stereotype. Women's lower level of participation--currently 42 percent of high school and college athletes are female--often reflects continued discrimination (the number of teams that schools are willing to offer and fund), not lack of interest. There are 2.8 million American girls American Girl, may refer to:
Today's girls and women are every bit as interested in sports as their male counterparts. This is largely because Title IX has revolutionized girls' participation in sports. It is a civil rights law about equality and offering the same opportunity to our daughters as to our sons. Let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. start negotiating away one of the most precious foundations of this nation: equal opportunity. JULIE FOUDY Former President, Women's Sports Foundation |
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