Encyclopedia of Title IX and Sports | 
 enlarge | Authors: Nicole Mitchell, Lisa A. Ennis
Publisher: Greenwood Press
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ISBN: 0313335877
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Fierce debate has long loomed over Title IX, the landmark legislation prohibiting sex discrimination in schools, whether in academics or athletics. Since its inception, Title IX has inspired both backlash and backlash-against-backlash commentary. Supporters contend that the legislation is a long overdue measure in securing equal opportunities for girls and women in America's school and university athletics. Opponents argue that Title IX is nothing more than a government-enforced quota system that is damaging men's sports programs. Caught in the middle are the schools that struggle to develop equitable sports programs for male and female athletes. From the hard fought passing of Title IX in 1972 to the most recent debates surrounding compliance, this encyclopedia explores the significant individuals, schools, events, key concepts, controversies, and legal cases revolving around Title IX and its application in collegiate athletics. This encyclopedia, the first of its kind, offers a comprehensive guide to various aspects and wide ranging issues associated with Title IX and sports. With more than 150 in-depth entries, this inclusive and authoritative reference will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers interested in both the historic framework and contemporary implications of Title IX and academic athletics. Sample entries include: A League of Their Own Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women v. NCAA (1984) Bonnie Blair Molly "Machine Gun" Bolin California NOW v. Board of Trustees of California State Universities (1993) Commission on Equal Opportunity in Athletics Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Patsy Mink Ms. Foundation National Women's Football League National Wrestling Coaches Assocation Pederson v. Louisiana State University (2000) Three Part Test
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Don't waste your time with this one December 27, 2007
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The first ten lines of the Introduction contain 3 errors - a harbinger of the many more that follow, such as listing President Ford as the 1972 president who signed the Title IX legislation when it was President Nixon who signed it, and numerous inaccurate dates and other information. For example, two dates in different places are given for the Women's Educational Equity Act -- both of them wrong. Of the approximately 100 entries, more than 20 are women athletes such as Babe Didrikson, and several female sports journalists who had little or nothing to do with Title IX. There is little about high school sports, virtually no description of the inequities that Title IX attempted to correct, and no discussion of many major current issues such as inadequate funding, facilities, scholarships, harassment of women athletes, decline in women coaches, salary inequities for coaches of women, etc. Data is often out of date, such as using 1997 data to describe the increase in college women's participation although far more recent data is available. The book reads like someone who went to Wikipedia and put a lot of pieces together without really knowing the subject. Lastly, to call this book an "encyclopedia" is a travesty- only 115 pages of entries followed by an appendix which includes federal regulations and guidelines which are also available from the web. The authors apparently never even read the legislation: they include thirty-seven words and call it the "entire Title IX legislation," when the actual Title IX is far longer than that.
(I know how inaccurate this book is - I was there at the beginning and have been involved with Title IX longer than anyone else. The NY Times called me the "god mother of Title IX") Bernice R. Sandler, Senior Scholar, Women's Research and Education Institute
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