"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." Who would have thought that such an innocent sounding, common sense piece of legislation could turn into a nightmare for thousands of young men throughout our country? Now it's true that this piece of legislation itself isn't to blame, but rather its enforcement. The opening sentence of this paragraph is known as Title IX and it comes from the Education Amendments of 1972; the force that is destroying collegiate sports is known as proportionality. Proportionality is a demon spawned from Title IX, that contradicts the spirit of its enactment, and it must be stopped.
To understand the situation properly you will need to know some basic history of Title IX. In 1972 Title IX was passed to end the discrimination against women in educational institutions. Then in 1979 the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued a policy interpretation, which created a three-prong test to measure compliance with Title IX. In her article for Penthouse, Jan Golab does a nice job of describing these three prongs: (1) "substantial proportionality," which requires that an educational institution have approximately the same percentage of female athletes as its percentage of female undergraduates; (2) demonstrating a "continuing history of expansion" for female programs; (3) by "fully accommodating the interests and abilities" of female students (47). In reality, prong one, or simply, proportionality, is the only method of compliance accepted by the Office for Civil Rights or the courts (Anderson). Proportionality needs to be stopped for several reasons, including: its eliminating thousands of athletic opportunities for deserving male athletes, it promotes reverse discrimination (which is contradictory to Title IX), and it is simply unnecessary and illogical.
Gender Equality or Reverse Discrimination: Title IX: Under Review. ... Most important of those amendments is Title IX. 1. ... Almost all private colleges and universities must abide by Title IX. ... President Nixon signed Title IX on June 23, and on July 1 it went into effect. While developing the implementing regulations for Title IX, the then U.S. ...
Title IX: Liberation for Women or Discrimination Against Men? ... Of course, there are also negative opinions of Title IX and people do argue adamantly against the effects of the law. ... Some men's sports have seemed to disappear because of lack of funding since Title IX came into effect, and opponentsof the amendment are quick to blame the "discriminating acts" that Title IX enforces. ... It seems people have misinterpreted Title IX to the point that funding is taken away from some men's sports, such as wrestling and gymnastics, yet the funding never real...
Title IX Title IX is part of the Education Amendments passed in 1972 by the U.S. government. ... Title IX is enforced by the Office of Civil Rights (civil rights). ... When Title IX was first put into place it was rejected by most people (Hay). ... Schools can comply with Title IX in three ways. ... Title IX has come along way since it's start in 1972. ...
Title IX Title IX is part of the Education Amendments passed in 1972 by the U.S. government. ... Title IX is enforced by the Office of Civil Rights (civil rights). ... When Title IX was first put into place it was rejected by most people (Hay). ... Schools can comply with Title IX in three ways. ... Title IX has come along way since it's start in 1972. ...
I think that in general Title IX has had a positive impact on sport. ... Title IX can not provide money-making athletic programs to support the legislation and it can not force the people in charge of ensuring that Title IX is carried out to do so in manner that resembles a men's program. ... Granted, Title IX has forced the emergence of girls/women's programs all over the nation. ... That in and of itself shows the positive effect of Title IX. ... For some parents though, Title IX is not enough. ...
Well, seven years later, in 1979, a policy was added to Title IX; the Intercollegiate Athletic Policy. ... Title IX has been devastating male sports programs at universities all over the nation. ... Adding to this, is the problem of football making compliance with Title IX very difficult and almost impossible. ... Because wrestling has been probably the biggest victim of Title IX, the National Wrestling Coaches Association has filed a suit seeking to have proportionality overturned as a measure of Title IX compliance. Although, the NWCA does not oppose Title IX itself, they only oppose the pro...
What I am talking about is called equal rights at federal institutions or Title IX. In 1972 President Richard Nixon passed a bill know as Title IX. ... On page 430 of out textbook, Title IX is discussed as one of the most controversial steps in ensuring and promoting equality. ... Title IX has hit all Duke University, as well as UCLA, SOUTH CAROLINA and Wake Forest. This bill might be working, but on page 430 of the text, again stats that some feminists still feel that Title IX fails to affect the stereotyping of sex in textbooks and curricula and feel that elementary schools and military ...
Since the government wasn't enforcing Title IX enough, women started filing lawsuits and civil rights complaints against their institutions in order for schools to comply with Title IX. ... As much as Title IX has done for women's sports it is having a devastating impact on men's sports. ... Title IX has now turned into a gender quota, something that was never intended by Congress (5). ... Wrestling and football are not the only sports to have problems with Title IX. ... Where would Shanna Zollmen be without Title IX, she probalbly would not be going to Tennessee on a full...
