Compliance, Title IX, and Equity; Women's Athletics at the University of Mississippi

Author

Savannah G. DavisFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-11-2024

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Political Science

First Advisor

Marvin King

Second Advisor

Honey Ussery

Third Advisor

Tsu-Lin Yeh

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This project investigates the Education Amendments Act of 1972, also known as Title IX. Specifically, the focus areas are scholarship dollars, proportionality, and equitable benefits promoting gender equity as required by Title IX and the NCAA. Data was collected through standard interview procedure and research through the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Online Database. My findings include that Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools spend more operationally and on recruiting male athletes, on average, than non-SEC schools, (2) the deviation for female athletes is not as large when surveying SEC and non-SEC schools, and (3) the male-female financial aid percentage gap is greater in the SEC schools rather than non-SEC schools. It was also found that Title IX can be hard to strictly enforce/follow, but equitable strides are being made to combat this statistical differentiation.

Recommended Citation

Davis, Savannah G., "Compliance, Title IX, and Equity; Women's Athletics at the University of Mississippi" (2024). Honors Theses. 3061.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3061

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