When did the NCAA recognize women's sports? correct answers 1981
Women's before Sports Title IX correct answers extremely limited; some colleges had intramural, club and sorority matches but very little intercollegiate competition; often limited to cheerleading and square dancing
Title IX was...
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When did the NCAA recognize women's sports? correct answers 1981
Women's before Sports Title IX correct answers extremely limited; some colleges had
intramural, club and sorority matches but very little intercollegiate competition; often limited to
cheerleading and square dancing
Title IX was signed into law by president __________ in _________ correct answers Nixon;
1972
Title IX became effective in correct answers 1975
Text of Title IX correct answers "no person in the US 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 prohibits correct answers discrimination on the basis of gender when it comes to
applying federal funds to educational programs
Title IX applies to correct answers every educational program (elementary, high school, college)
anything recieving federal funds
When are private schools exempt from title IX? correct answers when they 100% private
Is the NCAA exempt from title IX? correct answers Smith v. NCAA (1999) decided it was
Universities that do not comply with Title IX are subjected to correct answers Sanctions (loss of
federal funds)
Who is Title IX enforced by correct answers Department of Education's office of civil rights
The federal government has _____ handed out a penalty for sports related non compliance
correct answers never
Title IX was _____ passed with sports in mind correct answers not
Grove city v Bell (1984) correct answers The US Supreme Court interprets Title IX's scope to be
that only the specific department that receives federal funding has to comply with Title IX
1987 correct answers Congress passes the civil rights resotration act
Congress passing the Civil rights restroation act overturns Grove city correct answers so that
Title IX applies so long as any part of an educational program or activity receives federal
funding
, What does Title IX require? correct answers proportional athletic opportunities between genders
What does proportional athletic opportunities betwen genders mean? correct answers That actual
participation numbers do not have to be identical, just that underrepresented groups have the
have the opportunity to participate
How do you define an athletic opportunity? correct answers number of teams, available
scholarships, funding (given what sport is at issue)
How many tests do schools have to "pass" to be in compliance with Title IX? correct answers 1
Part 1: Substantial Proportionality correct answers Is the institution providing participation
opportunities for women and men that are substantially proportional to their respective rates of
enrollment as full-time undergraduate students?
11 factors the the Office of Civil rights use to determine whether a school has substantially
proportional athletic opportunities correct answers equipment and supplies; scheduling of games
and practice times; travel and per diem allowance; tutoring; coaching; locker room, practice, and
competitive facilities; medical and training; housing and dining; publicity; support services;
recruiting expenditures
Part 2: History of Expansion of Women's progrmas correct answers Has an institution
demonstrated a history and continuing practice of programs expansion responsive to the
developing interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex
Part 3: full and effective accomodation of women's interests correct answers Has an institution
fully and effectively accommodated the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex?
How do you determine the interest and abilities of the underepresented sex? correct answers
traditionally the best way is by asking the student population, other methods interest level on
campus and IM programs and regional high school participation, Viability of a team being cut
Mercer v. Duke University (1999) correct answers high school all-state place kicker tried out for
duke football and faced discrimination after making the team and sued under title IX bc there
was no comparable team for her to join; The office of civil rights determined that women must
be allowed to try out for men's team if there is no women's team for that sport
The contact sports exemption correct answers the court ruled that school do not have to allow
women to try out for contact sports even if there are no women's equivalent
Biediger v. Quinnipac (2012) correct answers The court found cheerleading is not an NCAA
sport, it cannot count towards Title IX compliance
Why have men title IX lawsuits failed? correct answers schools are acting to comply with Title
IX; the men can still keep their athletic scholarships until they graduate; title IX was passed to
help women not men (although the statutory language is neutral)
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