NCAA COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S ATHLETICS (CWA)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
Association-wide.
a.
Office for Diversity and
Inclusion update. The committee received an
update from staff about the progress of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at
the national office. The committee
reaffirmed its support for the office and requested continued information about
the office’s formulation.
b. NCAA
Gender Equity and Issues Forum. The
committee requested the NCAA Title IX Seminar be renamed the NCAA Gender Equity
and Issues Forum. While Title IX
will remain the centerpiece of the forum, the new name will reflect a focus on
broader gender-equity issues including homophobia, hazing and compliance by
single-gender institutions. The
agenda will include divisional breakout sessions intended to help attendees
identify division-specific gender-equity issues and develop plans to address
such issues.
c. NCAA Coaches Academy update.
The committee noted the NCAA Minority Interests and Opportunities
Committee’s delay of the inaugural Executive Coaching Program until
January 2006 or until additional funds are secured.
d. Leadership
Institute for Ethnic Minority Males/Females. The
committee received an update regarding the Leadership Institute for Ethnic
Minority Females. The institute
will begin in June 2005 and will mirror the male institute. Admission criteria are currently being
developed. Committee members will
serve on the selection committee and help identify potential program
facilitators.
e.
NCAA Woman of the Year. The committee will establish an ad hoc
group to evaluate all components of the Woman of the Year Awards Program,
including the nomination and selection criteria and processes, as well as the
award dinner. Any recommended
changes will be implemented in 2006.
f.
Male senior woman
administrators. According to the NCAA membership
database, several institutions annually report a male as their respective
senior woman administrator. The
committee requested staff implement an annual procedure to gauge the frequency
of such occurrences, and educate the appropriate institutional staff about the
roles and responsibilities of the senior woman administrator position.
g.
Transgender issues in intercollegiate athletics. The committee will obtain and review
U.S. Olympic Committee guidelines regarding transgender athletes and consider
the need for NCAA guidelines governing the same.
h.
Subcommittee structure review. The committee reorganized its
subcommittee assignments and responsibilities in order to improve oversight of
existing programs and issues central to its mission statement.
i. National task force appointments and ad hoc groups. The committee supports efforts to address select issues facing intercollegiate
athletics through the formation of national task forces and ad hoc groups. Still, the committee is concerned about
the scarcity of female representation, particularly on the Sports Wagering Task
Force. In order to involve the
essential contributions of the underrepresented, the committee would willingly
provide assistance with the identification of female and minority candidates
who possess the appropriate expertise for future task force appointments.
Division I Only.
j. NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification gender plan. The committee reviewed drafts of the
NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification’s Gender and
Minority-Issues Plans. The
committee endorsed the plan drafts, designed to help an institution move into,
or remain in, conformity with Operating Principles 4.1 and 4.2 (NCAA Bylaw
22.2.4.1 and 22.2.4.2). The
committee applauds the work of the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics
Certification to help institutions achieve greater specificity when defining
gender-equity plans.
Committee Chair:
Darlene Bailey, Southwest Missouri State University.
Staff Liaison(s):
Rosie Stallman, education services; Laurie Kerns, administrative
services;
and
Anne Little, education services.