Title IX Is Still Fighting Perception It Hurt Men's Sports

Title IX

In the article, “Title IX Under Fire As Colleges Cut Teams” Marbella and Wells talk about how Title IX is hurting men’s sports, while in the article “40 Years Later, Title IX Is Still Fighting Perception It Hurt Men’s Sports” Goodale talks about the benefits of Title IX. In the article “Title IX Under Fire As Colleges Cut Teams” the authors describe how the guidelines of Title IX have been the reason for many men’s sports teams being cut in colleges. In the article it also talks about how the law has lost its way and has diminished opportunities for men as a result. It states, hundreds of men’s sports have been cut across the country because of schools citing Title IX. On the other hand in the article “40 Years Later, Title IX Is Still

One way she does this is by stating, people have little understanding of the law, and therefore blame Title IX for all cuts in men’s sports, but Title IX doesn’t help women’s sports any more than men’s sports. In the article Goodale comments that people's perceptions of women’s sports are very different compared to the perceptions of men’s sports. For example men’s sports are more popular so therefore people pay a lot more to see men’s sports rather than women’s sports. Furthermore, in the article Vicki Stanton tells Goodale about the time she talked to a local sports reporter, “ ‘Why don’t you cover our team?’ and his response was ‘ C’mon, it’s women’s sports.’ “ (Goodale). The author also brings up the fact that budget cuts and administration choices are the main reason for men’s sports being cut . For example in the article, Goodale informs “The NCAA also points out non revenue men’s sports are often cut to provide more funds for the two big revenue sports, football and basketball. In 2006, For instance, Rutgers University dropped men’s tennis, a team with a budget of approximately $175,000. The National Women’s Law pointed out Rutgers spent about $175,000 in the same year on hotel rooms for the football team” (Goodale).There also seems to be a misconception about Title IX causing less participation in sports by men. It could be assumed that if opportunities for men to participate in sports was declining due to the cut of teams caused by Title IX, then participation by men in sports would also decline. However that is not the case. As noted by Goodale, “Just between 2002 and 2011, the NCAA says, the number of men in college sports increased by 38,482 between 2002 and 2011. During the same period, the number of females went up by less, some 32,662” (Goodale). In conclusion, these reasons prove Title IX is not negatively affecting men’s