Title IX Compliance in NCAA Athletic Departments: Perceptions of Senior Woman Administrators

Abstract

Perceptions of SeniorAchieving gender equity in intercollegiate athletic departments is an on-going challenge that requires constant attention. Although progress has been made since the inception of Title IX in 1972, close attention must always be paid to current inequities and the potential for future inequities of women's athletic programs when compared to men's. The status of gender equity in athletic departments is dynamic, which makes it necessary to consistently interpret Title IX's application to intercollegiate athletics (Cheslock & Eckes, 2008), and to collect and report empirical data to accurately depict areas being provided for equally and those not being provided for equally. Accurately portraying intercollegiate athletic departments' compliance to areas of Title IX is necessary for the purpose of imple-

Mentoring Characteristics and Functions Important to Men and Women within Intercollegiate Athletic Administration

“…Both of these statistics are supported in previous research (Machida-Kosuga, Schaubroeck, & Feltz, 2016;Schneider, Stier, Henry, & Wilding, 2010). Schneider et al (2010) reported 86.4% of the Senior Woman Administrators were white while Machida-Kosuga et al (2016) reported 90.24% of female athletic administrators were white. In addition, the women in the study were well-educated, with 73.2% holding master's degrees.…”