The University of Cincinnati did not violate gender-equity requirements in college sports despite eliminating its women’s crew, a federal judge ruled last week.
In a class-action lawsuit filed in 2002, members of the team asserted that the university had failed to provide it with sufficient equipment, training facilities, and coaches. The plaintiffs also said they had received less support than comparable men’s teams had.
In 2006, Cincinnati announced that it would cut women’s crew and replace it with women’s lacrosse. According to legal documents, Cincinnati officials decided that continuing to finance women’s crew would strain the athletics department’s budget.
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