Sexual Harassment of Student Athletes

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One out of every four college woman has been a victim of rape. Through the decades, men are seen as the alpha male seeking to use aggressive behavior towards women, which is exactly what is happening. Women are told that they are no one in society, to stay quiet “or else”, or the fear of loosing “love” which makes women more applicable to be subjected to instances such as rape. Even further more, in college many women are in a learning process in their life where many of these instances occur. Although, women have stayed in silence and will continue to choose to stay hidden, many women are coming out against these men. In college many athletes, especially male athletes, have the alter ego and reputation to account for many of the rape acts that occur in college settings. In today’s society, there are many outlets for sexual harassment victims to reach out to, but the fear embossed in college females still out do the fact that there is many legal protections and outlets they can turn to.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states that it is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that receives federal funding. In the article, “I’m His Coach, Not His Father.” A Title IX Analysis of Sexual Harassment in College Sports” states a valid point that under the Title IX was passed under the Constitution’s Spending Clause which thus means that all participant’s receiving federal funding must obey the rules and regulations which include the law prohibiting sex discrimination. (Cullitan 56) This law is the main law looked at when dealing with sexual harassment in the education system due to the fact that it includes sexual harassment, rape, and sexu...

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