SEP 271 Lecture 32: SEP LECTURE 32

• School: WVU
• Department: Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Course: SEP 271
• Professor: Alexander Sturges

Document Summary

Office of civil rights in department of education: Three-part test policy: substantial proportionality, history and continuing practice, effectively accommodating interests and abilities. Institutions must pass only one part of test. Examples of sex discrimination suits: brown university gymnastics, national wrestling coaches association (and others, argue that title ix is hurting their sport, as wrestling is sometimes the first sport to cut. Ncaa voted to begin sponsoring women"s championships (1982); Males dominate governance of women"s sport in college. Consequences of title ix for men"s intercollegiate sport. Net increase in number of men"s teams in ncaa (despite the myth) + Overall male sports participation increased (despite the myth) Average ncaa institution sponsors eight teams for men and nine teams for women. Title ix does not apply to coaches and administrators. Limited roles, limited say (photo: ap photo/alex brandon) After title ix and the integration of women"s sports into the ncaa; As number of female athletes increased, women in coaching positions decreased.