ASU Men's Swimming/Diving Cut

I understand your point. But it sounds like you're talking high school academics, not sports or Title IX, when you're speaking of being "college bound." The argument for Title IX was that girls were being short-changed b/c boys had more funds dedicated to them (b/c of sports) and that was infringing on girls' opportunities. My argument is that the opposite is starting to take place: that w/ undergraduate education, young men are falling behind young women, so much so that educators across the nation are looking for solutions to this very real problem. In other words, the gender inequalities of the 60's and 70's that brought about Title IX have a bizarre parallel in the new millenium. Perhaps girls, now having more opportunities, are just smarter or work harder. Boys seem to need better study habits. Yeah. That's why I specifically stated "male privilege". I work in higher education. Trust me on this: I'm acutely aware of "male privilege" and the straight-up laziness. However. They're also lagging behind in "non-privileged" demographics: Blacks and Hispanics. This is leading many to consider the probability of social problems that affect all males across the spectrum. With respect to the Title IX issue, boys already have their fair share of athletic scholarships. It's not about athletic scholarships. At all. It's about the number of athletes. Schools are being forced not just to offer the same number of sports for men and women... they have to comply w/ the same number of student-athletes! So some schools have 14 women sports and 8 mens sports! And they're still stressed about complying w/ Title IX. They're not forced to offer the same number of scholarships to each gender. Football alone makes that impossible to achieve. They're not getting short changed. If a state spends... say... $2 billion on higher education, and 58% of those benefiting are women and only 42% are men... then... yes... they're getting short-changed. Having said that, men are not as bad off when it comes to grad school. And given the over-whelming position of privilege that men enjoy in society, it's hard to feel sorry for boys that fail to get their butt in gear. I mean... I have to correct their "essays". :frustrated: But it's extremely disconcerting when you see that it's the boys of color that are most susceptible to the pitfalls of life.

I understand your point. But it sounds like you're talking high school academics, not sports or Title IX, when you're speaking of being "college bound." The argument for Title IX was that girls were being short-changed b/c boys had more funds dedicated to them (b/c of sports) and that was infringing on girls' opportunities. My argument is that the opposite is starting to take place: that w/ undergraduate education, young men are falling behind young women, so much so that educators across the nation are looking for solutions to this very real problem. In other words, the gender inequalities of the 60's and 70's that brought about Title IX have a bizarre parallel in the new millenium. Perhaps girls, now having more opportunities, are just smarter or work harder. Boys seem to need better study habits. Yeah. That's why I specifically stated "male privilege". I work in higher education. Trust me on this: I'm acutely aware of "male privilege" and the straight-up laziness. However. They're also lagging behind in "non-privileged" demographics: Blacks and Hispanics. This is leading many to consider the probability of social problems that affect all males across the spectrum. With respect to the Title IX issue, boys already have their fair share of athletic scholarships. It's not about athletic scholarships. At all. It's about the number of athletes. Schools are being forced not just to offer the same number of sports for men and women... they have to comply w/ the same number of student-athletes! So some schools have 14 women sports and 8 mens sports! And they're still stressed about complying w/ Title IX. They're not forced to offer the same number of scholarships to each gender. Football alone makes that impossible to achieve. They're not getting short changed. If a state spends... say... $2 billion on higher education, and 58% of those benefiting are women and only 42% are men... then... yes... they're getting short-changed. Having said that, men are not as bad off when it comes to grad school. And given the over-whelming position of privilege that men enjoy in society, it's hard to feel sorry for boys that fail to get their butt in gear. I mean... I have to correct their "essays". :frustrated: But it's extremely disconcerting when you see that it's the boys of color that are most susceptible to the pitfalls of life.