1. Latest News on Gender Equity/ Title IX Secondary School
Athletics and Physical Education
Linda Jean Carpenter, Ph.D., J.D.

2. Issue: Access
Knowledge
vs.
Sound bite

3. Most Popular High School Girls Sports in US – 2011/12
1 Basketball
2 Track and Field
3 Volleyball
4 Softball FP
5 Cross Country
6 Soccer
7 Tennis
8 Golf
9 Swimming/Diving
10 Competitive Spirit Squad
(nfhs.org)

4. Issue: Access- Proportionality
Is Cheer*
a ‘sport’
for Title IX purposes?
AKA:
Competitive Spirit Squad
Stunts & Acrobat Team

5. Issue: Access- Proportionality
Is Cheer*
a ‘sport’
for Title IX purposes?
Answers:
Office for Civil Rights
Biediger v Quinnipiac University

6. Issue: Pregnancy

7. Issue: Retaliation
Does Title IX help
to fight
Retaliation?

8. Retaliation? Issue: Sexual Harassment Does Title IX help to fight
Worst Nightmare ?
Worst Nightmare

9. Embrace equity
more than tradition
or privilege.

10. Thanks for being with us today.
Kelly Witte
Penny Portman
Linda Jean Carpenter

11. To be released by April 15, 2014 acostacarpenter.ORG 37 Year Update
National Longitudinal Study on the
Status of Women in Intercollegiate Sport
acostacarpenter.ORG