Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX's Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports
Jul 2023 · Cambridge University Press
Ebook
246
Pages
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
About this ebook
The year 1972 is often hailed as an inflection point in the evolution of women's rights. Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law that outlawed sex-based discrimination in education. Many Americans celebrate Title IX for having ushered in an era of expanded opportunity for women's athletics; yet fifty years after its passage, sex-based inequalities in college athletics remain the reality. Equality Unfulfilled explains why. The book identifies institutional roadblocks – including sex-based segregation, androcentric organizational cultures, and overbearing market incentives – that undermine efforts to achieve systemic change. Drawing on surveys with student-athletes, athletic administrators, college coaches, members of the public, and fans of college sports, it highlights how institutions shape attitudes toward gender equity policy. It offers novel lessons not only for those interested in college sports but for everyone seeking to understand the barriers that any marginalized group faces in their quest for equality.
About the author
James N. Druckman is the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, Illinois. He is the author of several books, his most recent being Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments (2022).
Elizabeth A. Sharrow is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has won multiple awards for her scholarship on Title IX.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
