Future
"We have come a very long way,
but we also have a very long way to go."
- Tara VanDerveer, Head coach, Stanford women's basketball, May 2007
but we also have a very long way to go."
- Tara VanDerveer, Head coach, Stanford women's basketball, May 2007
History has shown that social change takes time. It is wishful thinking that Title IX will achieve its goals and not be needed a few years from now.
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"what will the next 30 years bring?... Would women attain parity or would critics of Title IX erode the hard fought gains" Source: Stephanie White,
"For the Sport of it" , Indiana Women's History Association & NCAA video, 2003
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Challenges
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"Future challenges to implementing Title IX will arise as the cost of running intercollegiate athletic programs increases." - Tom Osborne, 2011
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"...there are people who believe that education is a zero sum game, so they assume that if women are getting more, men must be getting less" - Lisa Maatz, AAUW,Jan 2012
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"[The ultimate effect of] Title IX, as with most civil-rights laws, depends on who is enforcing it." - Jessica Gavora, 2002
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Title IX still used today
Title IX has stood the test of time; it was recently cited as a precedent in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments on the constitutionality of the healthcare act.
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"Title IX passes ...you want money, then you have to create athletic programs " |
Source: - Justice Ginsburg, Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Florida v. Department of Health & Human Services, March 28th, 2012
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"There will be more and more Title IX action at the high school levels"
- Russ Bellford, April 1st, 2012
- Russ Bellford, April 1st, 2012
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"I believe the next step is for us to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, a branch of the U.S Department of Justice. The complaint will be with regard to Title IX non-compliance by New Berlin Eisenhower High School." - Russ Bellford, September 13, 2011
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 Source: New Berlin East Eisenhower high school swim team portrait, Russ Bellford |
"The school district will provide treatment to the girls' swim and dive team that is comparable to treatment provided to boys' teams for issues...These improvements are a direct result of our efforts which cited differences in girls' and boys' treatment." - Russ Bellford, March 5, 2012
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Source: Russ Bellford, Dry Land Coach, New Berlin East Eisenhower High school,
Phone Interview, April 1st, 2012
Phone Interview, April 1st, 2012
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Go to "Conclusion" page
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