Do you believe Fortin was the victim of antiunion discrimination by her employer? Why or why not?…
The Hunting ground was a great documentary on sexual assaults that go on on college campuses. The Hunting Ground shows us various students who where sexually assaulted at their local college campuses. After watching the movie, I gain a lot of knowledge on what really goes on behind some college campuses and how some college administrators use their authority to keep sexual assaults from the public eye . The Hunting Ground provides us with multiple students who allege that they were sexually assaulted at their local college campuses, and that the college deans ignored them or required them to provide evidence. The film provides us with evidence that many college officials in charge were more concerned with…
Before Title IX was created, fewer than 32,000 women took part in college athletics while over 170,000 men played college sports. Only 2% of college athletic budgets went to women’s sports so something has to be done to improve this. When Title IX was created, it was only intended for academic purposes because females had a much harder time receiving scholarships than men. This was at a time when women and men didn’t have equal rights, and at the time Title IX was a great thing. Title IX made sure women were getting equal opportunity to get into college and receive scholarships. Although it was intended for mainly academics, it had a bigger impact on athletics as universities tried to overcome inequality on their own. Three years after Title IX was put into place, the Title IX Regulations were put into place.…
In "Reckless Eyeballing: Sexual harassment on Campus", Katie Roiphe takes the issue of Sexual Harassment and makes it be seen in a totally different way from the norm. Roiphe states that because of the wide definition of sexual harassment that occurs within our society today it takes women back a step in equality. Because anything from a glance to a sexual advancement that is unwelcome can be perceived to be sexual harassment, women are in fact giving men more power than they actually possess. In order to be a sexual being, a person must approach someone else and see if they are interested sexually. However, with all the fears about sexual harassment claims part of this titillating experience between man and woman is being forgotten.…
In four short years, Missoula, a college town in the state of Montana, experienced a leap in the number of campus rapes and sexual assaults reported to the police. Very few victims and accusers were taken seriously by the local police department or the university. The prevalence of this epidemic is appalling and apparent in not only college towns, but the entire country. The only way to curb this problem is to bring light to the issue. By requiring college students to read and discuss Missoula in school, students and teachers will be more inclined to come forward and report their abuse while simultaneously giving other victims a voice. Meanwhile, people that have raped or will rape in the future will become aware of their actions and the punishment.…
During the time of Title IX’s creation women were trying to get equal rights and they fought vigorously to get their rights.Although they did not think of the aftershock that was going to happen afterwards, after that aftershock, both the women and men’s talents were wasted after a ton of sports fell off the map at colleges! YaleLawJournal.edu states that “Title IX is a rule to equal out the favoritism to men in sports at that time”. The controversy of Title IX is that some people really want it to be either loosened to let there be extra male scholarships,or tightened to, were that NCAA compliant schools who are caught in favoring men are punished,or leveling it out completely to where men and women have the correct amount of scholarships for each of their own sports. Overall men and women should have equal rights and get…
Women presently play a huge part in daily activities whether it is at school, sports, or work. Over the past three decades, women have gained many rights and privileges that men have had for half a century or longer. Gaining these rights and privileges has allowed women to play important roles in today's society. One of the most debated issues between men and women is Title IX. This issue has created controversial problems that have caused a separation between men and women. Although, Title IX is constantly brought up, it was the beginning of a new era for women. An era that would allow women to be accepted as equals to men in everyday activities. Throughout the history of Title IX, regardless of its positive objectives it has accomplished, it brought along different controversies with it.…
Title IX is a provision of the U.S. Education Amendment Act of 1972 whose enactment was motivated by the need to curb sex-based discrimination in American academic institutions, on matters pertaining to participating or benefiting from state-funded college programs (Smith, 2011). Since its inception, the provision has continued to receive a lot of praise and criticism in equal measures. Proponents of the provision usually cite the important role Title IX has played in enhancing the participation of female students in college athletics (Smith, 2011). However, its critics are convinced that the provision prevents many hardworking student athletes (especially male ones) from financially benefiting from their participation in revenue-generating…
Stuart, Reginald (2011, March). The March toward equity: Title IX advocates reflect on progress 40 years after landmark law is passed. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 29.2, 16. Retrieved from Academic OneFile Database…
While gender equality has improved, barriers and discrimination still remain. Despite progress in recent years, girls continue to suffer exclusion and discrimination in the education system. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation about two in five girls participate in high school varsity sports now. Has Title IX done what it said it was going to do? The number of women playing college level sports today has gone up five times as high as it was in 1972 but there should be more change in all gender discrimination. “Title IX has clearly triumphed in its mission to equalize the playing field for young women. Its impact can be felt at every level of competition,” they wrote. But have they really?…
“Title IX lays out procedural safeguards for universities to follow to ensure victim protection, and it shifts responsibility to the university to create a discrimination-free environment” (Rameshwar, 2015). Sexual assaults in the past were very rarely reported with few things set in place to promote prevention. With the help if the Title IX amendment, sexual assault of any form is more easily prevented. For example “the Barack Obama Administration created a White House Task Force to combat campus sexual assault. As its first step, the Task Force plans to introduce legislation that will require universities to conduct Climate Surveys, which will be used to assess the extent and environment of sexual assault on college campuses” (Rameshwar, 2015). The point of these surveys is to better understand sexual assault on college campuses. Very few assaults are reported compared to the amount that they occur. These surveys will let students anonymously report their…
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION Before Title IX People thought that women were more concerned and involved in getting married, and having children rather than continuing their education Until the early 70's, many colleges and universities were reluctant to admit women into their student body ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION After Title IX The unfairness in admissions of higher education for females that was prominent before the early 70’s is less common today Women now receive undergraduate and graduate degrees at a significantly higher rate than before the adoption of the Title IX's statutes ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION Why Title IX is still critical today Women continue to lag behind men when receiving degrees in certain fields such as the math and science disciplines 1 out of 5 women achieve the doctorate degrees in computer sciences and engineering and physics Every school district is required to have a Title IX coordinator SEXUAL HARASSMENT Before Title IX…
In 1972 US legislation revolutionized Women’s sports forever with the institution of Title IX. It has never been a complicated law it simply is in place to keep things fair for both genders. Growing up playing sports I always was aware of Title IX however, I never put myself in a women’s shoes. I always looked at Title IX as something in place just for girls to make sure they had a fair chance at scholarships and ability to continue their athletic careers in college. I never really grasped the true importance of it because I never thought it really affected me. I will now look in depth at 4 different cases of Title IX through a woman’s eyes, something that I have never done.…
“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 educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” These thirty-seven words are known as Title IX. In Steve Wulf’s article, Title IX: 37 words that changed everything, we are shown the significance of Title IX. Title IX was signed into law on June 23, 1972 and was only meant to be created for a more level playing field in academics. Athletics was barely even thought of when the bill was passed. But due to Title IX, the amount of girls participating in high school sports had an increase of 1079 percent and women playing varsity sports in college rose to a 622 percent increase. Bernice Sandler considers the law, “the most important step for gender equality since the 19th amendment gave us (women) the right to vote. Just a variation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX allowed performance to matter more than gender. But it wasn’t until “The Boston Tea Party” of Title IX happened on March 3, 1976 had caused schools to realize Title IX could no longer be ignored. The Three-Prong Test, which was eventually developed, was created to help make sure that Title IX could not be ignored. All though Title IX has brought gender equality a long ways, there is still more work to be done. It is still well known that females still lag far behind males in participatory opportunities.…
Straurowsky and Weight illustrated a quote from How it works (Bonnette 2004) that Title IX goes beyond the foundational aspects of Title IX compliance where it is separated into two parts; “first, equal access to athletic programs” and “receive treatment that is equitable to male athletes”. An example of these regulations is the U.S. women’s national soccer team filing a wage-discrimination action against the U.S. Soccer Federation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Fagan, 2016). Although equal access to the athletic program has been put in place, equal treatment has not been provided. The research has also shown the pattern of collegiate Title IX cases are directed towards sexual assault and harassment, due to the intimate nature of close living conditions at most colleges and universities. Although some high school cases are filed under these same circumstances most cases have involved discrimination due to unequal treatment of female…