Share
Crs Report for Congress: Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview: December 17, 2010 - Rl31709
Congressional Research Service the Libr
(Author)
·
Jody Feder
(Author)
·
Bibliogov
· Paperback
Crs Report for Congress: Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview: December 17, 2010 - Rl31709 - Feder, Jody ; Congressional Research Service the Libr
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My Wishlists
Origin: U.S.A.
(Import costs included in the price)
It will be shipped from our warehouse between
Friday, August 09 and
Friday, August 16.
You will receive it anywhere in United Kingdom between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "Crs Report for Congress: Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview: December 17, 2010 - Rl31709"
Enacted nearly four decades ago, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. Although the Title IX regulations bar recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in a wide range of educational programs or activities, such as student admissions, scholarships, and access to courses, the statute is perhaps best known for prohibiting sex discrimination in intercollegiate athletics. Indeed, the provisions regarding athletics have proved to be one of the more controversial aspects of Title IX. At the center of the debate is a three-part test that the Department of Education (ED) uses to determine whether institutions are providing nondiscriminatory athletic participation opportunities for both male and female students. Proponents of the existing regulations point to the dramatic increases in the number of female athletes in elementary and secondary school, college, and beyond as the ultimate indicator of the statute's success in breaking down barriers against women in sports. In contrast, opponents contend that the Title IX regulations unfairly impose quotas on collegiate sports and force universities to cut men's teams in order to remain in compliance. Critics further argue that the ...
