ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author has argued for two main conclusions. Firstly, the author has maintained that sex equality is not always to be equated with blindness to sex. In particular, the ideal of sex equality as sexual assimilation seems inappropriate as an ideal to apply across the board to the realm of sports, at least at present. Secondly, the author has also argued that the general emphasis of Title IX on equivalent opportunities for each sex in sports is justifiable. The operative principle should be equal concern and respect for all participants, recognizing that this may sometimes justify differences in actual treatment, sometimes including differences in expenditures between men's and women's athletic programs. Finally, the author's discussion also has raised broader concerns about the nature of sex equality and the evaluation of the assimilationist and pluralist models that go well beyond sport and athletics.
