Equality between genders at school

by Laura Casamento sports editor

A recent study performed by The Philadelphia Inquirer has revealed that in the 25 years since the inception of Title IX, few schools have reached parity in their athletic programs.

Title IX is a federal regulation that requires all schools to ensure that the number of females participating in athletic programs must directly match the number of females enrolled in the school.

Currently, 38 percent of the nation's collegiate athletes are women, while women make up 52 percent of the total enrollment in the country's colleges.

In contrast, men make up 62 percent of college athletes and 48 percent of all college students.

Title IX was implemented to ensure that money and facilities are allocatted equally for both men's and women's sporting teams.

While some colleges have complied with the rules set forth in Title IX, many area schools still have a large margin between the genders.

For example, the men's basketball team at Temple University has a budget of $1,011.731. However, the women's team is only allocated $574,200 per year almost half the amount of the men's team despite the fact that 43 percent of the athletes at Temple are female. sporting events for children to chose from. camp premises for any medical problems.

The trend continues on a national scale. The athletic department at the University of Kentucky spends an amazing $3,838,631, while the women's team is given a mere $663,167.

Many schools in the area, however, are working to meet the Title IX requirements.

West Chester University added a women's soccer team in 1994, fixed up the field hockey facility, and is installing a $60,000 softball complex, which will be completed this summer.

While West Chester has not had to cut any men's sports, other schools have not been as lucky. In order to free up money for the women's sports, men's programs, such as the men's water polo and ice hockey teams, were reduced to club status.

Despite the cooperation of some schools, officials say that not all schools are complying. Title IX laws are expected to be more rigidly enforced in the coming years.

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