Title IX competes with true gender equality

Submitted by anthony on Mon, 2012-05-14 19:27

Article here. Excerpt:

'While everyone is celebrating the upcoming 40th birthday of Title IX, shouldn't we also hold a funeral for men's sports?

I hate to rain on the party (not really), but if Title IX is gender equity (it isn't), then we should look at the effects of the law from the men's side, too.
...
All this notwithstanding, the way Title IX has been interpreted is wrong, period.

The original law, as passed in 1972, stated, "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."

But that is exactly what is happening in collegiate sports, except now it's the men who are being denied opportunities and subjected to discrimination.'

Like0 Dislike0