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The politics of equity in college sports.
Thirty years after gender equity for students became the law of the land under Title IX, we're still a long way from the goal. High school girls have 1.1 million fewer sports opportunities than boys. College women athletes have 30% fewer opportunities and $133 million less in scholarships.
Yet Deborah Brake, associate professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh PA, is more hopeful for the future of college athletics than she was a year ago. Before moving to the university, she was at the National Women's Law Center in Washington DC. She spoke at the NACWAA Fall Forum in Austin TX in October 2003.
Political and legal decisions reflect shifting ...
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