For years, the Women’s Sports Foundation has been hammered with calls, e-mail queries and questions posed at presentations that ask, “What about booster clubs? Where do they fit with Title IX?” At a moment in time when the weakened state of our nation’s economy is often driving budgets more than federal and state policies, it’s time to look deeply and clearly at Title IX compliance and see where booster clubs do fit.Given the current economic difficulties of many schools, sports programs are sometimes cut from schools’ offerings. However, there are other ways that schools can balance budgets. Read a list of alternatives suggested by the Foundation.
Though females comprise 57% of the college student population, females are receiving only 42% of all college athletic participation opportunities. Furthermore, female college athletes receive 45% of college athletic scholarship dollars, which is $155 million less in scholarships, than male college athletes.
Read more statistics on high school participation rates, collegiate participation rates and NCAA sports budget data from 2008.
Contrary to common belief, Title IX has not caused the cutting of men’s Olympic Sports such as swimming, gymnastics and wrestling programs. The real culprit is the Division I football and basketball "Arms Race"…
Has Title IX caused a decrease in participation opportunities for men? Is Title IX still needed? Should football be exempt from Title IX’s coverage? Are surveys an effective means of assessing compliance? Read on for answers to these questions and more than 50 others regarding the most frequently encountered issues surrounding Title IX.
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