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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
It really depends on who is making the choice. If the girls programs have the opportunity to have 3 but choose to use their resources elsewhere (presumably each program is equally funded), then that is no longer an issue. Maybe the girls program would chose to spend that money by having a team camp for one more day or buying new uniforms. It isn't about having everything the same but having the choice to have it the same.
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Actually, it is about sameness or equal experiences when you are talking about a sport that both genders play. The "who" you refer to making the choice is always the institution. The institution has the duty to make the experiences equal. The head of the girls program, when making decisions, is the institution. His or her actions are imputed to the institution. It is not enough for the institution to say we gave boys and girls programs same amount of money. Then walk away. The girls administrator chose inequality. Girls program made a "choice" --- 2 referees a game or chose every practice in the crap gym while boys got Taj Mahal. they can't choose inequality and get away with it. The entire institution works together to make sure there is gender equity.
It is not a defense to a player's claim of discrimination that the school gave the women's athletic department same amount of money and that the department made the choices.
If you look at the programs and you see an inequality that matters, 2 referees for all games or girls always practice in the dump, any affected player could raise the issue. And win..because it isn't equal.