Breaking Down Barriers - National Women's Law Center

Legislative Developments
• The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (1994) is a
federal law that requires colleges and universities
to make publicly available an annual report on the
athletic opportunities and resources provided to
male and female students, including:
– numbers of male and female participants
– total operating expense for men’s and women’s sports
– numbers of male/female head coaches
– numbers of male/female assistant coaches
– amount of athletic scholarship dollars allocated to
males/females
– salaries for coaches
– amount of recruiting dollars allocated to males/females
• There is no such requirement for high schools, but
bills will be introduced in Congress soon
addressing this issue.
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