Funding five new women's athletic scholarships, part of the TCU Board of Trustees' expense budget, is a step in the right direction. But we have a long way to go. TCU must further comply with Title IX, the 1972 legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools, including athletics. Title IX has forced schools to work toward equality in athletic spending, and now many more women participate in sports and receive scholarships. The only category in which TCU was not near the bottom was in providing women's scholarships.
Dollars often speak louder than words.
And in TCU's case, the dollars say TCU values male athletes significantly more than female athletes. The time for patience is over. Radical changes are needed. I'm not a misogynist, nor am I a belligerent male chauvinist. I support women, and I agree that their fight against glass ceilings, societal expectations of demure behavior and a host of male-propagated double standards is far from over.