383 Results for tag: Title IX
Because the 40th anniversary of
Title IX received mostly glowing coverage in the press, there wasn't much room for dissenting voices while the celebrations were going on (save for ASC Chairman Eric Pearson's op-ed and a great piece by Carrie Lukas from IWF). But in the weeks following the law's milestone, we've seen people vocalizing discontent for what ...
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Another brave voice speaks up on the various ways dubious
Title IX regulations have manifested themselves in athletics.
In the Anchorage Daily News, Martin Byrne provides a sober analysis of men's cuts, distortions to collegiate athletics and media bias.
An excerpt (read the whole commentary here):
What SI, ESPN, and ADN consistently fail to mention ...
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On Philly.com, opinion contributor Mike Harrigan recognizes broad cultural shifts that have increased female participation in athletics and calls for common sense changes to
Title IX.
On proportionality, he writes:
Today's problems with
Title IX come from the way that colleges and universities use the so-called "three-prong" approach to implement the ...
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In today's Washington Times, ASC Chairman Eric Pearson reflects on the 40 years since the passage of
Title IX:
PEARSON: After 40 years,
Title IX is getting old for boys
Law letting girls into college sports ends up pushing boys out
To hear reporters tell it, Americans one and all are gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of
Title IX. But if you ...
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Our official statement:
"The American Sports Council (ASC) welcomes the 40th anniversary of
Title IX. The expansion of sports opportunities for female athletes is tremendous. This growth is emblematic of the cultural shift in the United States of America that now accepts and promotes both male and female athleticism and lifelong exercise as beneficial to ...
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Another day, another unimpressive Twitter chat.
Tuesday's
Title IX tweetchat, hosted by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) with Jon Carson, the Director of Public Engagement at the White House, proved to be a self-aggrandizing, fact-fleeting, accountability-lacking publicity stunt. "Submit your questions w/hashtag #WHTitleIX," NWLC told the public. ...
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The National Women's Law Center's (NWLC) June fact sheet, "The Next Generation of
Title IX: Athletics," focuses on the differences in participation rates between boys and girls in elementary schools and high schools. The report ranks high schools according to the "percentage of high schools in the state reporting a participation gap of 10 percentage points ...
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In today's Indianpolis Star Tribune, op-ed contributor Daniel A. Cohen provides a solid analysis of the unusual situation Butler University has found itself in following an OCR compliance review. The school is now figuring out how to address two of the findings: There are less female athletes than male athletes, but more female athletes than male athletes ...
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The National Coalition for Women & Girls in Education recently issued a report evaluating how
Title IX has influenced girls' achievements in education and athletics.
Instead of presenting a factual assessment of the harmful side effects from
Title IX enforcement methods, the report is chock full of opinion, agenda and rhetoric (though the Washington ...
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So says Judith Sweet,
Title IX consultant extraordinaire.
In an interview with the NCAA (her former employer), Sweet was asked, "Why do we need to celebrate this anniversary?"
She responded (excerpt): "In celebrating, we also should recognize that our work is not done. We need to continue to educate, to present facts to erase the misunderstandings ...
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