Championships and female athletes

A shout-out to my former colleagues at The Chronicle of Higher Education, who published the magazine's annual look at gender equity today. This is the best resource for current information on Title IX and college sports out there, and Brad Wolverton and his pals picked up on a number of very interesting trend. Chief among them: women have about 25 percent fewer chances to compete for national titles than men, based on the number that get to participate in all kinds of postseason events--championship tournaments, bowl games, and the NIT, which the NCAA acquired last year to settle litigation.
The NCAA is not legally bound by Title IX, but the organization has endorsed gender equity consistently since the mid-90s. So this finding puts Myles Brand and co. in an interesting position. So does the recent retirement of vice-president Judy Sweet, who has been an out-front activist for Title IX in Indianapolis. Also, the position of assistant director of education services, the NCAA job that traditionally produces Title IX activism, is vacant at the moment. Hmm.