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HEHS-99-3R 1 (1999-06-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacrjw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States G AO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279450 June 18, 1999 The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: Intercollegiate Athletics: Comparison of Selected Characteristics of Men's and Women's Programs Dear Mr. Speaker: More than 400,000 American men and women participate in intercollegiate athletics each year. The past decade has, however, seen changes in the number of men and women college athletes and the sports in which they participate. One such change has been the increased representation of women in intercollegiate athletics. Some studies suggest this increase is due, in part, to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity, including intercollegiate athletics, receiving federal financial assistance.' At the same time, concern has been expressed about whether the representation of men in athletics has decreased as a consequence of efforts to increase opportunities for women. Detailed information about changes in the makeup of college athletes by gender, however, has been limited. Given the concern and lack of information, you asked us to look at trends in several characteristics related to athletic participation. As agreed with your office, we focused our work on identifying the net change between academic years 1985-86 and 1996-97, by gender and sport, for schools that 'Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, P.L. 92-318, as amended (20 U.S.C. sec. 1681 et seq.). GAO/HEHS-99-3R Participation in Intercollegiate Athletics

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