Gender-equity advocates gathered at a conference in Cleveland last month to discuss looming challenges in women's sports. Next month the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is scheduled to hold a hearing on Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The meeting will focus on the most controversial means of compliance with the law. Institutions can…

The government agency responsible for enforcing gender equity in college sports is falling down on the job, according to a report released by the National Women's Law Center. Over the past five years, the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights -- the administrative guardian of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the law that…

The subject of equal rights and opportunities for women in the field of physical education is discussed in nine articles. The major emphasis is on the legal aspects of sex discrimination. Defining equality, knowing the laws regarding enforcement, understanding the court procedures, and realizing the avenues for change are the essential tools…

In the case of "Reed v. Reed," the Supreme Court held in 1971 that discrimination between classifications of people by state agencies was unacceptable unless there is some "fair and substantial relation" between the state actions in question and the classification being made, guaranteeing "that all persons similarly…

Examines progress in equal opportunities for male and female students made possible by Title IX and other federal and state laws, noting factors which have hampered its enforcement. The article suggests taking action to eliminate inequities which continue to persist in high school and college athletics. (SM)

According to a report from Detroit, physical education programs generally seem to benefit more from federal legislation concerning equal educational opportunity than do academic programs, although both are visibly affected by the government mandates. (LH)

Despite difficulties in implementing the changes dictated by federal legislation in the area of equal education for all students, the public school system in New York City is continuing to work for unilateral educational equality. (LH)

This book contains a collection of essays on the subject of women, sport, and society. Literature on this topic is reviewed from the feminist viewpoint. The prologue offers a history of women's participation in sports from ancient Greece to the present. The essential thesis is advanced that, over the centuries, social norms have permitted sport…

This issue of the "On Campus With Women" newsletter includes the following topics: a federal court case decision that student aid constitutes federal assistance, but that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare cannot compel Grove City College to sign a legally defective Title IX compliance form; a Department of Justice move to…