This certainly make the situation surrounding the firing of Tracey Griesbaum a bit more interesting and potentially damaging.
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...igation-gary-barta-tracey-griesbaum/28435513/
IOWA CITY, Ia. – A federal office will investigate the University of Iowa's handling of gender bias complaints against athletic director Gary Barta involving his treatment of female coaches and athletes, the school acknowledged Thursday.
In a May 22 letter, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights notified Iowa President Sally Mason of the investigation and requested numerous documents. The office is responsible for enforcing Title IX, which prohibits discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding.
The investigation comes in response to a complaint filed by four members of the women's field hockey team in January. They allege that Barta's decision to fire the program's veteran coach, Tracey Griesbaum, before the season last August was based on gender stereotypes about strong female coaches and hurt the team's competitiveness. Like other supporters of Griesbaum, the players allege her firing was part of a pattern in which female coaches have faced different standards than male coaches during Barta's nine-year tenure.
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...igation-gary-barta-tracey-griesbaum/28435513/
IOWA CITY, Ia. – A federal office will investigate the University of Iowa's handling of gender bias complaints against athletic director Gary Barta involving his treatment of female coaches and athletes, the school acknowledged Thursday.
In a May 22 letter, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights notified Iowa President Sally Mason of the investigation and requested numerous documents. The office is responsible for enforcing Title IX, which prohibits discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding.
The investigation comes in response to a complaint filed by four members of the women's field hockey team in January. They allege that Barta's decision to fire the program's veteran coach, Tracey Griesbaum, before the season last August was based on gender stereotypes about strong female coaches and hurt the team's competitiveness. Like other supporters of Griesbaum, the players allege her firing was part of a pattern in which female coaches have faced different standards than male coaches during Barta's nine-year tenure.
