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http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/29/1234040/men-counted-as-women-in-study.html
In the 2009-10 season, 15 Duke practice players, who helped the women's basketball team prepare for games, were listed in a federal study as members of the women's sports program. Eleven were counted at Wake Forest, and seven at Appalachian State.
Though none of the three schools appeared to need to count men in their women's sports rosters in order to satisfy Title IX requirements, the inclusion of men potentially skews the appearance of how successful schools that receive Title IX funding are at building and maintaining women's sports programs.
Wake has 18 mens basketball players and 26 'womens' players. Duke has 14 and 28.
The 11 male players at Wake Forest pushed its percentage from 33.5 to 35.3; 51.2 percent of its overall population was female
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/29/1234040/men-counted-as-women-in-study.html#ixzz1Nxla71nj
In the 2009-10 season, 15 Duke practice players, who helped the women's basketball team prepare for games, were listed in a federal study as members of the women's sports program. Eleven were counted at Wake Forest, and seven at Appalachian State.
Though none of the three schools appeared to need to count men in their women's sports rosters in order to satisfy Title IX requirements, the inclusion of men potentially skews the appearance of how successful schools that receive Title IX funding are at building and maintaining women's sports programs.
Wake has 18 mens basketball players and 26 'womens' players. Duke has 14 and 28.
The 11 male players at Wake Forest pushed its percentage from 33.5 to 35.3; 51.2 percent of its overall population was female
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/29/1234040/men-counted-as-women-in-study.html#ixzz1Nxla71nj