Title IX and Gender (In)equity

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 1022-1022
Author(s):  
David Lavallee ◽  
M. S. Omar Fauzee
Keyword(s):  
Title Ix ◽  
And Gender

The Power of “Small Stories:” Narratives and Notions of Gender Equality in Conversations about Sport

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Hardin ◽  
Erin Elizabeth Whiteside
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Title Ix ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Small Stories ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

This study examines narratives by young adults about sport and gender in relation to equality. Specifically, we explore how focus-group participants used small stories to situate male and female athletes and Title IX. The U.S. law has been credited for increasing opportunities for girls and women but is considered a source of tension for gender relations. Our findings suggest that participants’ stories ultimately did not support emancipatory goals for girls and women because they positioned equality as a right women had not earned. We argue that feminists cannot underestimate the need to inject counternarratives into public discourse at every level, including stories shared with children about sport. These narratives must address misconceptions about equality and gender equity and, ultimately, challenge gender ideology.

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Rollins
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Title Ix ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Social Scripts ◽  
Childhood Sexuality ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Law ◽  
And Gender

The conclusion weaves together the arguments from previous chapters to examine the elasticity of childhood and gender socialization in other areas of the law. Child sexual abuse, childhood sexuality, Title IX, abortion rights, and sexting provide material for understanding how conceptions of childhood, marriage, and the family are changing. While the book shows how much has changed in the law and culture of marriage, much remains the same. Rather than undermining heterosexuality and the marital ideology associated with it, the legal language of the lesbian and gay marriage debate has instead shored up and strengthened the social scripts associated with heterosexuality, gender, reproduction, and childhood. Age, childhood, and gender have become the dominant markers of properly domesticated sexuality.

The Rhetoric and Ideology Behind Title IX: An Analysis of U.S. Newspaper Editorials, 2002-2005

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Whiteside ◽  
Marie Hardin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Title Ix ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Feminist Rhetoric ◽  
Radical Feminist ◽  
Gender Neutral ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Newspaper Editorials

This study explores assumptions about the relationship between sport and gender through a textual analysis of newspaper editorials on Title IX from 2002 to 2005. Through the analysis we found that none of the articles opposed Title IX outright. The arguments in the editorials used a liberal feminist rationale that positioned women and men as equally deserving of civil rights protections and the institution of sports as needing to become gender-neutral to provide those protections. An “oppositional reading” of these editorials from a radical feminist perspective, however, found the assumption that the practice and values of sports are naturally masculine; thus, sports ultimately belong to men. The analysis illuminated the shortcomings of the liberal feminist rhetoric and the need for more radical voices to move women’s sports from a defensive to an empowered position in U.S. culture.

Trans Gender/Queer Youth

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alandis A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Title Ix ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Gender Recognition ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Queer Youth ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Gender

Trans and gender/queer youth pose some interesting scenarios for education in both secondary and postsecondary realms. Increasing identifications outside of binaries among students, faculty, and staff members who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, or nonbinary have pushed schools to alter the way these individuals are recognized within these systems. These changes involve deconstructing binaries and the related exclusionary processes and policies. Transgender and gender-expansive youth are challenging the ways in which gender is built into schools, highlighting underlying binaries and structural oppression in all levels of education. Key issues and debates regarding transgender inclusion in educational spheres, such as Title IX, visibility, and knowledge of transgender issues, routes to inclusion, and the fallacy of “best practice.” Generational and cultural differences related to gender recognition and identification will continue to shape educational environments and beyond for years to come.

The Civil Rights Restoration Act and Enforcement of Title IX

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard P. Chudacoff
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Title Ix ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
National Origin ◽  
Federal Funds ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Federal Assistance

This chapter discusses Title IX, the Civil Rights Restoration Act, and gender equity on college sports. The Education Amendments passed by Congress in 1972 included a provision in its Title IX that “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 education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” However, many colleges and universities, whose athletic policies were dominated by male coaches and administrators, dithered on making significant commitments to expand female participation in intercollegiate athletics. In 1987, Congress proposed an act “to restore the broad scope of coverage and to clarify the application of Title IX.” The law, named the Civil Rights Restoration Act, which applied to Title IX and three other civil-rights statutes, would require that any organization or entity that receives federal funds, or indirectly benefits from federal assistance, must abide by laws outlawing discriminatory practices based upon race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, or gender.

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