title ix this

the federal legislation known as title ix demonstrably improved gender equality-parity

* In 1994, women received 38% of medical degrees, compared with 9% in 1972.
* In 1994, women earned 43% of law degrees, compared with 7% in 1972.
* In 1994, 44% of all doctoral degrees to U.S. citizens went to women, up from 25% in 1977.

but it impacts athletics the most, with some programs getting cut as an unintended consequence

Since 1972, according to the General Accounting Office, over 170 wrestling programs, 80 tennis teams, 70 gymnastics teams, and 45 track teams have been eliminated — all men's teams.

for specific examples,

To meet this quota, universities can either try to increase female participation or reduce the number of male athletes. Many have struggled to attract greater female participation. When Brown University was sued under Title IX in 1992, there were 85 unfilled spots on female varsity teams. Many universities resort to eliminating male athletic teams, including those that were once the training grounds for Olympic athletes. The University of Miami's diving program, where gold medal winner Greg Louganis received a diving scholarship, was a casualty of Title IX. Since the last Olympics, more than ninety universities have eliminated track and field for men, and more than twenty have cancelled wrestling.

and yet sometimes true equality-parity is tough to come by:

"High school boys team tops women's [Olympic]hockey squad"

i suppose it's the thought that counts

¶ - nitish @ 3:25 PM