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Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX's Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports

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Libby Sharrow has brought questions of how public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class to national media, including the Washington Post, the Boston Globe and New York Times.

With particular interest in the history of Title IX, Sharrow's book "Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX's Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports"  examines how, 50 years after its passage, sex-based inequalities in college athletics remain the reality.

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Associate Professor of History and Public Policy and Director of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science Research

Elizabeth Sharrow, PhD, associate professor of History and Public Policy at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, will offer historical perspective on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. Gina Talley, instructor in the History Department and advisor at Villanova, will moderate the discussion. Presented by The Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, the event is virtual, free and open to the public.

An Evening with Elizabeth Sharrow, PhD

The Women's Sports Foundation is launching our latest research report, 50 Years of Title IX: We’re Not Done Yet. As part of the research launch, we are hosting our first discussion in our Title IX 50th Anniversary Town Hall Series to discuss the history of Title IX, progress, shortfalls and other key takeaways. Moderated by Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky. Panelists include Erin Buzuvis, Dr. Courtney Flowers, Karen Issokson-Silver and Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow. 

We’d like to thank our partner, TIAA for sponsoring the Title IX 50th Anniversary Town Hall series. Learn more about their #RetireInequality campaign here: https://retireinequality.com/ 

Visit our website to learn more about our Title IX 50th Anniversary activations and to access our latest Title IX research report: www.WomensSportsFoundation.org/TitleIX50 

Learn more about the Demand IX campaign & sign the pledge here: https://act.nwlc.org/a/demand-ix?ms=wsf

50 Years of Title IX

"50 Years of Title IX: We’re Not Done Yet" Research Town Hall

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. James N. Druckman and Elizabeth A. Sharrow's book Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX's Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9781009338325)  (Cambridge UP, 2023) 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.


﻿Kelly McFall is Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at Newman University.


 


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