NCAA Gender Equity

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"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." 

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act

 

An athletics program can be considered gender equitable when the participants in both the men's and women's sports programs would accept as fair and equitable the overall program of the other gender. No individual should be discriminated against on the basis of gender, institutionally or nationally, in intercollegiate athletics.

NCAA Gender-Equity Task Force  

 
 
Current Issues


  • Women in College Sports Forum – Tampa, April 6, 2008

    Last year, Women’s Final Four attendees in Cleveland, Ohio enjoyed the Title IX seminar during the event, then participated in spirited discussions related to women’s athletics issues. Plans are underway for the NCAA to build upon this tradition and sponsor a day-long forum at the 2008 Women’s Final Four in Tampa on Sunday, April 6, prior to the national semifinal games. Topics for the sessions are:

    u Barriers to Women in Intercollegiate Athletics
    u Portrayal of Female Athletes in the Media
    u Diversity Hot Topics
    u Life/Work Balance for Coaches and Administrators, co-hosted by the WBCA.
    u With a keynote address by Sheila Johnson, President and Managing Partner of the WNBA Washington Mystics.

  • Title IX

    The NCAA begins a year-long conversation on the personal impact of Title IX. These testimonies are designed to highlight the truths and misconceptions about the law, which celebrated its 35th anniversary on June 23.   NCAA Title IX Resource Center


  • New Diversity Report: The Buck Stops Here: Assessing Diversity among Campus and Conference Leaders for Division IA Schools in 2007-08.

  • Women Sports Foundation Report: Who's Playing College Sports: Trends in Participation

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