NationStates Jolt Archive

I've not seen one, but that doesn't mean that there isn't. However, I would like to create one if one doesn't exist.

For those of you not familiar, Title IX, is a United States gender equality in education act dating back to the 1970s.

http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/ge/aboutRE.html

I don't think this is something for the United Nations, at least not yet, largely because I'd like to treat this as a __domestic__ issue and allow nations to take several different approaches.

So if anybody knows of a gender equality issue, please stop me from wasting my time by submitting another issue that doubles something already in game play.

My Title IX issue will center on girls / women's atheletics programs, since I can see a few options, as shown briefly by the following:


Title IX governs the overall equity of treatment and opportunity in athletics while giving schools the flexibility to choose sports based on student body interest, geographic influence, budget restraints, and gender ratio. In other words, it is not a matter of women being able to participate in wrestling or that exactly the same amount of money is spent per women's and men's basketball player. Instead, the focus is on the necessity for women to have equal opportunities as men on a whole, not on an individual basis.

In any event, this would certainly be a real world "inspired" issue, and like many issues, probably not perfect for all the imaginary societies in the game. But hell, what issue fits with all NationStates? :)

So if anybody knows of a gender equality issue, please stop me from wasting my time by submitting another issue that doubles something already in game play.
No, there isn't... you can always check the sticky in this forum listing all the issues (new issues are generally posted at the end, even if they haven't been included in the list in the first post).

OK, I've asked (and received) some help on my regional forums, and now I'm bringing my idea here (thanks Unfree People):

I still need to pin some stats.

__________________________________________________
Name:
Women's College Sports Programs Are Under Funded

Description:
@@NAME@@ parents and college students are up in arms over what they consider the state of women's collegiate athletic programs. "Public universities are spending billions of @@CURRENCY@@ collegiate sports programs, but only a small fraction of this money ever makes it into women's collegiate sports programs. This is gender based discrimination, pure and simple."

Options:
[option] "We aren't asking for the elimination of the male sports programs, just equal funding for sports like women's football, basketball, tennis, hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, and softball," demanded former Olympic medallist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We could share training facilities and fields, but we shouldn't be treated like second class citizens."
[effect]men’s college football games are often blacked out for coverage of women’s college volleyball matches,
[stats]

[option] "Men's collegiate sport programs like football, basketball, and hockey help defray the increasing costs of education," explained @@NAME@@ University head basketball coach @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I'll tell you what, if you want to see @@NAME@@ become the envy of the world, some help with our male athletic scholarships will not only increase the national interest in sports, but will mean we can build a bigger and nicer campus to fit more students in!"
[effect]universities the size of small cities dot the country side,
[stats]

[option] College freshman @@RANDOMNAME@@ suggested, "Well, if they allowed women on the men's teams, maybe it wouldn’t matter which sports are funded and which ones aren't. Of course we'd have to have new rules and quotas in order to ensure equal access for these new sports. My vote is for co-educational mud wrestling!"
[effect]young girls long to get the much coveted mud wrestling scholarships,
[stats]

[option] "I know a way to find equal funding to collegiate sports programs, let's cut funding to all of these programs!" answered back head of the College of Science at @@NAME@@ University. "Think of all the extra money that could be used buying my students more chemistry playsets!"
[effect]the frequency of accidental fires in university chemistry buildings increases ten-fold,
[stats]

FYI, it's Title IX (as in 9), not Title XI (which is 11).

FYI, it's Title IX (as in 9), not Title XI (which is 11).

*blushing*

Yeah, I've been thinking of Title 9, but totally boffed my roman numerials! :)

If I remember correctly, Title XI is the ban on semi-automatic weapons. Or maybe that's Title XIV...no, no, I'm pretty sure it's Title XI.

I want another option: why should the government fund colleges?

If I remember correctly, Title XI is the ban on semi-automatic weapons. Or maybe that's Title XIV...no, no, I'm pretty sure it's Title XI.

I want another option: why should the government fund colleges?

I'd suggest that is a *different* issue, though now that you bring it up, is there a public education issue?

I don't want too many options, and feel that a fifth one to get rid of public funding would best fit under the "dismiss" option.

I'm having a hard time with the stats ... suggestions are welcomed. :)


[option] "We aren't asking for the elimination of the male sports programs, just equal funding for sports like women's football, basketball, tennis, hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, and softball," demanded former Olympic medallist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We could share training facilities and fields, but we shouldn't be treated like second class citizens."
[effect]men’s college football games are often blacked out for coverage of women’s college volleyball matches,


[stats] civil freedoms increase significantly, fitness increases slightly, taxes increase slightly


[option] "Men's collegiate sport programs like football, basketball, and hockey help defray the increasing costs of education," explained @@NAME@@ University head basketball coach @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I'll tell you what, if you want to see @@NAME@@ become the envy of the world, some help with our male athletic scholarships will not only increase the national interest in sports, but will mean we can build a bigger and nicer campus to fit more students in!"
[effect]universities the size of small cities dot the country side,


[stats] civil freedoms decrease slightly, economy improves slightly, fitness increases significantly



[option] College freshman @@RANDOMNAME@@ suggested, "Well, if they allowed women on the men's teams, maybe it wouldn’t matter which sports are funded and which ones aren't. Of course we'd have to have new rules and quotas in order to ensure equal access for these new sports. My vote is for co-educational mud wrestling!"
[effect]young girls long to get the much coveted mud wrestling scholarships,


[stats] civil freedoms increase slightly, devoutness goes down slightly


[option] "I know a way to find equal funding to collegiate sports programs, let's cut funding to all of these programs!" answered back head of the College of Science at @@NAME@@ University. "Think of all the extra money that could be used buying my students more chemistry playsets!"
[effect]the frequency of accidental fires in university chemistry buildings increases ten-fold,


[stats] apathy increases slightly, fitness decreases significantly, education becomes a government priority