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Staurowsky, Ellen J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2009
Despite the role that female athletes at the community college level played, it is interesting to note that there is little in the way of a comprehensive history of women's college sports at two-year institutions. To situate the current state of gender equity in athletic programs in two-year institutions in context, this article presents a brief…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Community Colleges, Sex Fairness, Womens Athletics
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Fishel, Andrew – Journal of Higher Education, 1976
Comments submitted by organizations and individuals to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on the proposed regulations to implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 revealed that groups representing women, teachers, students, and civil rights commissions substantially differ on sex discrimination issues from education…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Higher Education, Organizations (Groups), Professional Associations
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. Project on the Status and Education of Women. – 1975
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in all federally funded education programs. There has been some confusion as to which single sex groups and programs are covered and which ones are exempt. Briefly discussed here are regulations covering: (1) groups whose membership practices are exempt; (2) programs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Committees, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid
Shaffer, Susan Morris, Comp.; Gordon, Barbara J. A., Comp. – 1980
Designed especially for school personnel, this notebook provides an easy reference for those interested in locating materials, organizations, information, and general resources related to the achievement of sex equity and the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Services are listed under such topics as sex equity…
Descriptors: Career Development, Federal Legislation, Guidance, Instructional Materials
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Thomas, Ann Victoria; Sheldon-Wildgen, Jan – Journal of College and University Law, 1981
Legal and policy challenges may occur in institutions affiliating with both the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in areas concerning women's sports. The critical question is how to maintain necessary financial support for viable women's programs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Equal Protection, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Financial Support
Ingram, Anne; Nupp, Jennifer – 1982
An overview is presented of the political struggle for equal rights for women athletes. Discussed is the role of the National Collegiate Association for Athletics (NCAA), which has been against increased intercollegiate and interscholastic athletic opportunities for women. The genesis of the Fourteenth Amendment (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Thorngren, Connie M.; Eisenbarth, Barbara S. – Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center Digest, 1994
This digest examines the status of girls' and women's athletics more than 20 years after the 1972 passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. It notes trends in Title IX implementation, the impact of…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Civil Rights Legislation, College Athletics, Compliance (Legal)