SMGT 3861 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Contact Sport, The Employer, Life Insurance
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Chapter 8
Thursday, April 25, 2019
11:31 AM
Title IX of the Education Amendments Acts of 1972:
• "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."
Title IX Applies When:
• Discrimination is based on sex
• Educational institution is involved
• That receives federal funding
Title IX - 13 Athletic Components (must comply with all)
• Participation (effective accommodation)
• Scholarships
• Recruitment of student-athletes
• Travel & per diem allowance
• Scheduling of games and practices
• Opportunity to receive coaching and coaching compensation
• Locker rooms, strength training, and facilities
• Medical training facilities and services
• Housing, dining facilities
• Publicity, promotion and marketing
• Support services
• Academic support and tutoring
• Equipment and supplies
Cohen v. Brown University
• The university, needing to cut its budget, eliminated university funding for
men's golf and water polo and women's gymnastics and volleyball
o Challenged the argument that women were interested enough in sport
opportunities to offer a proportionate number of sport programs
o Regarded as a victory for women because the First Circuit Court of
Appeals took the position that Title IX meant that equal representation
for women in sports had to be proportionate to the student body
population
The Three-Part Test
• Prong 1