Sex Discrimination In Sports

“Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. The principal objective of Title IX is to avoid the use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and to provide individual citizens effective protection against those practices. Title IX applies, with a few specific exceptions, to all aspects of federally funded education programs or activities” [1]. The creation and enforcement would change the opportunities and chance given to women in both education and sports for all of time. It helped to give way to some of the most iconic female athletes and coaches at both the amateur and professional level. It helped to give the
At the college level both the university and the NCAA have a reputation of determined what sports to field based upon interest, expenses, and potential financial success of the sports. But as seen at other university who provided scholarships for cheerleading there is a way to for it be NCAA sanctioned. But it the case of Quinnipiac “ a U.S. district court in Connecticut ruled Wednesday that Quinnipiac’s competitive-cheerleading squad cannot be used to meet Title IX requirements. The ruling may affect other NCAA institutions interested in sponsoring competitive cheer as a varsity sport” [2]. Cheerleading is to women as football is for men, there both sports that only the respected sex majority plays and there is not competitive equivalent for the opposite sex. If a women wanted to play football at the collegiate level there is not are football but a women can later play professional in women arena football leagues. If a man wanted to be cheerleader he plays an important role in many of the routine that the females
“In March 2009, Quinnipiac cut women’s volleyball, men’s golf and men’s outdoor track to help balance its budget. To meet Title IX requirements, the school announced it would sponsor competitive cheer as a varsity sport. Five members of the women’s volleyball team and the coach sued the school, arguing that the elimination of women’s volleyball put Quinnipiac out of compliance with Title IX” [3]. Since sports such as volleyball, golf and track are more common seen on college campus and at schools with successful program generate more marketing, advertisement, sponsorship, endorsement deals and scholarship offers. They are sports that at university or the NCAA do not want cut. But cheerleading does not offer that same financial opportunities or success it is easier to get rid of. It these cheerleading program had been at University of Southern California which is consider to be the best competitive cheerleading program in the country, the result would have been different