Promoting Athletics
"Title IX absolutely has had a role in our success...
It has provided funding and emphasis that is critical."
- Val Ackerman, President of the WNBA, 2012
It has provided funding and emphasis that is critical."
- Val Ackerman, President of the WNBA, 2012
"I wanted a club where the girls were the number one focus. I also wanted to hire as many female coaches as possible because I believe they provide great leadership for our players and prove that women can succeed in any career path, especially coaching." - Coach Amy Burnett, Founder, Austin Lady Magic, Interview, April 2nd, 2012 |
"Equity is about splitting the sports pie so that both males and females are nourished. It is about empowering so that all may have an equitable shot at the prize of becoming an athlete and learning the life skills that participating in sports inherently teaches. - Mitzi Witchger, Title IX Advocate, 2012 |
Opposition
"...universities were still following the mandates of Title IX by promoting women’s athletics...But over the years schools more and more often chose to cut men’s programs instead to level the playing field...it is more economical to cut men’s programs than to add women’s programs.”
- Curtis Wilson, UCLA Athlete, 1976-1977
- Curtis Wilson, UCLA Athlete, 1976-1977
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