A. Zachary Faison Jr., JD President and CEO, written by Edward Water University
There is a narrative that domestically domestics in college athletics, equal investment, regardless of the results, market interest or durability should be automatically equal to equal treatment. It is a rooted narrative in good intentions, but often ignores economic and biological truths that shape the sport. Like someone who is proudly leading an HBCU organization that supports a female athletics – I believe in the first 158-year history of Edward Mer University, including women sports. And I believe in investing in them. But I also believe in the management of honest, information that manages information.
We took historical steps at Edward Waters University. We have launched brand-new Golf, tennis and female sports programs in football – all the first for our HBCU organization. Women’s flag football is the next place on the horizon, and we are building infrastructure to support it. These are not symbolic gestures. True investments supported by the actual obligations – and reflect that women believe that they are worthy of competing, developing and gaining opportunity.
However, the confidence in the capital does not mean we ignored the reality. The simple fact is that so far, men’s collegial athletics – especially football and basketball – only men’s sports, and female programs, scholarships, objects and operations generate graduation. This is not a succession – the economy.
Yes, biology plays a role. Men and women are set in different ways, and on average, a larger type of men, a larger physical explosion that creates a different audience experience. Yes, culture also plays a role. The boys are encouraged to play sports from young age. It changes – slowly – and should continue to grow. However, in even the biggest progressive societies, men still participate in sports in sports than women. This is important.
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This does not mean that women’s sport are not financing or promoting. But it means we think we think strategically. Equal Treatment does not mean equal spending – it means to give resources and support suitable with the current and potential reach of each sport.
For example, women are collegial basketball thick Downloading as a popularity – and this won every bit in the center of this focus through emergency talent, story and competitive excellence. Numbers are not lying: A increase in record-breaking television ratings, mucous crowds and basic media coverage is all clear indicators of a sport containing real market stretching. This is not charity – this is Roi. NCAA and his corporate partners responded with the real, sustainable financial investment and in the women’s tournament experience – enterprises, marketing, media coverage and fan badge to determine the full parity. Women’s college basketball student-athletes, fans and stakeholders of the female game deserve a championship experience that reflects the quality of the product and the passion of the product.
My esteem in women’s athletics is very much more than a forerunner, the first HBCU and the entry and social rise of Edward Waters – Florida’s first HBCU and input and social growth. Like us, HBCU agencies have always stood in the expansion of difficult inequality and expandable opportunity, often do fewer. This inheritance requires that we are not talking about justice, but we are guided by example. We must defend for black students in the same way, but also for the colorful women, especially those who are in full recognition and investment in the same way, but also both visible and the edges of the support.
This equilibrium is between principled support and pragmatic management – where true leadership is. The truthful female athletics will continue to be a champion, because because this is the right thing, because I believe in transformative power when I give a real chance to flourish. We can support female sports with truthfulness and intention ignoring Economic realities that violate high-level collegial and professional athletics.
True capital is not due to ignoring differences – when it shows the world where women can compete and show the world, it is not those who stand on the road. The performance activity is over. Time for real investment – based on results based on the results and based on confidently burned information.
