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According to its , 鈥淯C Davis and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are committed to gender equity and adherence to federal Title IX requirements.鈥� But it didn鈥檛 seem that way to Arezou Mansourian and many of her female teammates on the school鈥檚 wrestling team. Last week, a federal court with the women that the university failed to follow the requirements of Title IX, the federal law passed in 1972 to eliminate sex discrimination at institutions that receive federal funding.

Mansourian, Lauren Mancuso, Nancy Chiang and Christine Ng chose to attend the University of California, Davis (UCD), because the school offered women鈥檚 wrestling. Shortly after they arrived on campus as members of the coed wrestling team, the women were notified that they were no longer allowed to be on the team. This not only included being ineligible for participating in matches, but also barred them from services that the team is entitled to, like medical and athletic training services, laundry services, academic tutoring, insurance and access to the weight room. Their male counterparts still reaped all these benefits.

Like any good wrestlers, the women fought back and sued the Regents of the University of California for sex discrimination and violating Title IX. The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief highlighting the problems with UC Davis鈥� policies surrounding women鈥檚 sports. We noted that women鈥檚 wrestling has grown tremendously in the past 15 years and women should be encouraged (rather than barred) from participating in such activities. At UCD there are proportionally more athletic opportunities for men than for women, contradicting the provisions of Title IX. We are glad that, nearly 40 years after Title IX was enacted, the court reaffirmed schools鈥� obligations to comply with its mandate for gender equality in athletics.

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