Title IX unintended effects

Article here. Excerpt:

'A review of sports programs offered at universities across the country shows that nearly twice as many women’s sports are available in comparison to men’s sports – a continuing ripple effect of Title IX.

That’s not quite the case at Murray State. Beyond the coed rifle team, there are five men’s sports that are scholarship-funded compared to eight for women’s sports.

Because of the complex way that scholarships are calculated – taking into consideration in-state versus out-of-state tuition – Murray State had more scholarships available for men’s sports in 2014-15.

The original purpose of the 47-year-old federal law was to create equality between genders in the academic and athletic areas of universities.'

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The courts have now recognized that football athletes can unionize. They are no longer amateur athletes.

So the cost of supporting male football athletes should no longer be weighed when balancing the cost of supporting male and female athletes.

When will men force the universities to recognize this and undo the imbalance that came about?

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