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Essay on Gender Equity Title IX
There has been much controversy over whether females should be given the same opportunity as males in sports. Many years ago it was considered fair to support female sports in schools for those who just wanted to participate, but now it is required that this should be extended even further to proportional participation. This means that the number of male sport participants should equal the number of female sport participants. Proponents of gender equity in sports demand equal amounts of dollars spent between male and female athletic programs, equal size facilities, equal equipment, and equal quality coaching and practice. Many people believe that this is going way too far, for females are not interested in sports as in males.
Problem
Designed to accompany an updated, annotated summary of the Title IX regulatory requirements, this companion publication focuses on the key gender equity issues facing schools. These issues were identified by a number of gender equity experts across the country as the issues that schools encounter most often. They reflect the inequities that exist even though schools may claim full compliance with Title IX. They are the issues that still must be addressed if schools are to ensure equal educational opportunity for students without regard to their sex.
Major gender equity issues identified include:
- Girls at risk of dropping out of school
- Gender bias in student/teacher interactions
- The participation and achievement of girls in mathematics and science
- Students enrolling in and completing vocational education courses historically non-traditional to their sex
- Gender bias in standardized tests
- Gender differences in learning styles
- Teen pregnancy and parenting
- Sexual harassment of students by their peers
Review of Related Literature
Many people may say that females are just not interested in sports and that men are much stronger and therefore should be given more opportunities.....
