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...UConn's approach has not been entirely without friction. Prior to 1997, the men's and women's crew teams were club sports, meaning they were not financially supported by the athletic department, did not participate in NCAA-sponsored competitions and were not included in the school's Title IX compliance numbers. But when the women's team was upgraded to varsity level, it received new boats, uniforms and a travel budget, while the men got nothing. The men's team had owned the lease on the boathouse that the two rowing squads shared, but the university purchased...
Supporters of Title IX say none of these recommendations are necessary and the law is being used as a scapegoat for schools that have exercised poor fiscal management over their athletic budgets. "On too many occasions, schools that have cut teams have blamed Title IX," says Lamar Daniel, who consults with schools on Title IX issues. "At those institutions that I have worked with, lack of money has been the primary reason for cutting teams." Women's advocates point to the bloated size of men's football teams. If, for example, proportionality requires a school to offer only 100 slots...
...options for proving compliance."One of the greatest problems is the thinking that proportionality is the only way to reach the goal," says Valerie Bonnette, who spent 15 years in the Office of Civil Rights and is now a private consultant to schools working to achieve gender equity. "Title IX offers enough flexibility that schools have a reasonable choice...
...success of the WNBA has made postcollege possibilities for players on the women's basketball team much brighter. However, Chris Dailey, the associate head coach, says she wonders if the players appreciate their good fortune. "I had a discussion with the team the other day about Title IX, and in all honesty, I was a little disappointed," she says. "For them, the opportunity has always been around. They're sharing equal time in the gym with the men. Their games are sold out. I'm not sure they understand what other women had to go through...
...writer is a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School. She is an attorney representing students in Title IX complaint against Harvard filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights regarding new sexual assault policy...