Posts Tagged ‘title ix’
Dorianna Gray Not Getting Any Prettier
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 17:33 2 CommentsEditor’s note: One of our readers posted this response to Gary Porpora’s recent column on Title IX’s negative impact on male athlete’s. Gary’s column can be found here: Title IX: A Picture of Dorianna Gray?
Here is Quentin’s post in its entirety:
First, thanks Gary for the well-reasoned critique of Title IX. I think [...]
Title IX: A Picture of Dorianna Gray?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 16:02 4 CommentsA recent DIS post authored by my esteemed colleague (and editor) Nate Barlow got my hackles more than a little erect.
I’ve raised and coached my three boys and most of their friends in baseball soccer, and football—some within community organizations some not. I also helped persuade our Pony League to let girls play on [...]
Fierce And Nerdy: Girls vs Boys = City vs Suburbs?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 14:40 No CommentsThis is a cross post with FierceAndNerdy.com.
A couple weeks ago the New York Times ran an article about the disparity between boys and girls’ sports.
Schools have made great strides towards scholastic athletic equality since the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Although Title IX made no specific reference to athletics [...]







