Blog: 'Title IX and the He-cession'

Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2009-08-11 18:38

Article here. Excerpt:

'In case you missed it, my College Sports Council colleague Clay McEldowney had a fantastic op-ed in yesterday’s Washington Post highlighting the disproportionate cuts being made to men’s collegiate sports programs due to the economic downturn and, you guessed it, Title IX. As Clay explains, the ax is falling regularly this summer, and when it falls, it falls hardest on men’s programs because of the quota enforcement of Title IX.

Clay also mentions a remedy that was put in place by the Bush administration but has been largely ignored by colleges and universities because of lawsuits threatened by women’s groups and the NCAA: surveys. Instead of using an arbitrary quota to see if schools are complying with Title IX, just ask the kids what sports they want to play and judge schools on the basis of the results.'

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As always, the bottom line is the relative strength of men's groups vs. women's groups. Were the former comparable to the latter, they could point out that no where does Title IX refer only to sports. They could insist on mens studies, a Mens Center, proportionality in female-dominated fields, etc., many of which demands could be used as bargaining chips ("you give us Athletics, we'll give you Humanities"). This would be especially timely given that the Oprah administration is considering applying Title IX to MST (math,science,technology).

Bottom line: the MRM is small, weak, and disorganized while facing the ultimate gender showdown.

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Submitted by Hunchback on Wed, 2009-08-12 13:21

The humanities don't produce high paying jobs and that is why men are not attracted to them. They are plenty interesting, but economically, they are nearly a waste of time. A man is better off taking additional sciences and technology in preparation for employment.

oregon dad

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Submitted by oregon dad on Thu, 2009-08-13 05:25