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A California State University
report released today on equal opportunity in athletics for women shows
continued overall increases in the level of female participants, funding
for women’s intercollegiate athletic programs, and an increase in
grants-in-aid. The latest figures are for the 2006-07 academic year, and
are part of a voluntary self-monitoring report conducted annually by the
CSU.
In 1993, the CSU and the California National Organization for Women (CA
NOW) entered into a consent decree on gender equity in women’s
athletics. Under the agreement, the CSU compiled annual reports on
progress in participation rates, funding and grants for women’s
athletics on its NCAA-member campuses. The final report under the
consent decree was for 1998-1999, but the CSU has continued to issue the
self-monitoring report on a voluntary basis.
At the CSU systemwide level, the number of female participants in
intercollegiate athletics has increased from 1,862 in 1992-93 to 3,999
in 2006-07, on the 20 NCAA member campuses, an increase of 114.8 percent
over the past 14 years. During the previous year, 159 more females
participated in intercollegiate athletics, a one-year increase of 4.1
percent.
In 1992, there was an 18.5 percent difference between the number of
female undergraduates enrolled (53.2 percent) and female student athlete
participation (34.7 percent) in the CSU system. As of fall 2006, this
difference has been decreased to 1.4 percent (57.1 percent enrollment
and 55.7 percent participation).
“The California State University campuses have demonstrated their
continuing commitment to gender equity in athletics, which is evident by
the number of campuses in full compliance,” said CSU Chancellor Charles
B. Reed. “We believe our self-monitoring efforts and voluntary annual
report keep us moving forward and provide a way to publicly assess
progress. The CSU is one of the leading university systems in the U.S.
in providing opportunities for female athletes.”
Systemwide, the CSU female undergraduate enrollment increased from
147,566 students in 1992-93 to 196,764 in 2006-07. This reflects a 33
percent increase in the number of female undergraduate students enrolled
as compared to a 14 percent increase in male undergraduate students
during that same time period. This rise in female enrollment results in
campuses increasing female student athlete participation, expenditures
and grants-in-aid at a faster pace.
Overall, CSU expenditures for women’s athletics increased from $11.2
million in 1992-93 to $83.3 million in 2006-07. The total increase over
the previous year was $7 million, a 9.2 percent increase. Funds
allocated for grants-in-aid for female athletes increased from $2.5
million in 1992-93 to $13.2 million in 2006-07. The increase in
grants-in-aid over the past year was just over $1 million, for an 8.5
percent increase.
“We continue to monitor these areas at all of our campuses on a
voluntary basis to ensure that campuses are moving in the right
direction toward full compliance,” said Fresno State President John
Welty, who chairs the system gender equity committee. CSU campuses that
do not meet their target goals for two consecutive years are required to
submit a plan to the Office of the Chancellor outlining what actions it
will take to meet its target goals in the future.
Under the original agreement which sought equity in participation, funds
and grants, each campus would ensure:
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Participation by men and
women athletes will be within five percentage points of the
proportion of NCAA eligible women and men undergraduates on that
campus;
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Expenditures will be
within 10 percentage points of the proportion of NCAA eligible women
and men undergraduates, with the deduction of non-comparable
expenses for two men’s and two women’s sports; and
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Grants-in-aid will be
within five percentage points of the proportion of NCAA eligible
women and men undergraduates
For 2006-07, 13 campuses met
their target goals in all three areas including: Bakersfield, Chico,
East Bay, Fullerton, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona,
Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo and Stanislaus.
PARTICIPATION
During 2006-07, 16 of the 20 NCAA-member campuses met or exceeded their
target goals in participation including: Bakersfield, Chico, East Bay,
Fresno, Fullerton, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona,
Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma,
Stanislaus.
The campuses not in compliance and the percentage by which they missed
the goal are: Dominguez Hills, 1.5; Long Beach, .8; Monterey Bay, 2.0;
and San Bernardino, 3.4.
FUNDING
Eighteen campuses met or exceeded their targets goals in expenditures
including: Bakersfield, Chico, East Bay, Fresno, Fullerton, Humboldt,
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Pomona, Sacramento,
San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo and
Stanislaus.
Two campuses were less than two percent from compliance: Dominguez
Hills, 1.7 and Sonoma, .8.
GRANTS
Seventeen campuses met or exceeded their target goals in grants-in-aid
including: Bakersfield, Chico, East Bay, Fullerton, Humboldt, Long
Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Pomona, Sacramento, San
Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma and
Stanislaus.
Three campuses did not meet their target goals including Dominguez
Hills, 2.9, Fresno, 8.0 and San Diego, 6.8.
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