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The Kansas religious freedom bill, a law that has drawn criticism for being discriminatory, was signed into law March 22 and will take effect July 1.
Campus divided over Kansas religious freedom bill and possible repercussions
The bill calls for the exercise of religious freedom by postsecondary education - or university-level - student associations.
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Unlike other states such as Colorado, Kansas has no legislation protecting individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identification. This means University officials have to work harder to protect its students, said Vanessa Delgado, coordinator for the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
"The University of Kansas is committed to the full participation of previously excluded or neglected classes of people. Thus, it is also the policy of the university to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, and gender expression. The university's nondiscrimination policy extends to employment, personnel actions and all other educational programs and activities of the university and its affiliates."
The University nondiscrimination clause states:
"We should fight everything that is going to be discriminating against our students," Delgado said. "We should do everything in our power and our ability to protect our students so they have a welcoming and inclusive living and learning environment because we have students who live on this campus and learn on this campus."
Under the religious freedom law, colleges and universities in Kansas cannot deny a religious student organization any benefit permissible to other student groups under that bill. If a group were to want to restrict membership to members of only one faith, they could under this law.
The bill says colleges cannot discriminate against a religious organization because
of the "association's requirement that leaders or members of the association adhere to or comply with the association's sincerely held religious beliefs, comply with the association's sincere religious standards of conduct, or be committed to furthering the association's religious missions."
This falls directly at odds with the University's nondiscrimination clause.
The nondiscrimination clause protects students from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. The policy extends to employment practices and conditions, activities or educational programs.
Some proponents of the bill see it as an extension of the First Amendment, like Eric Pahls, a senior from Beloit and senior chair of Kansas College Republicans. He said
However, Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director for News and Media Relations, said the University will work in compliance with the law.
"That is the basis of which the group was formed, and that is the creed for the group," Pahls said. "Catholic students should have the right to do that but it goes beyond that."
He added: "If there is a Muslim's women's group on campus, they should be protected as they see fit. In that sense, they should be protected from things that go against their faith and that is the type of thing this bill does."
he is in support of Senate Bill 175. He said although the bill appears discriminatory, it essentially is an extension of the First Amendment to protect religious freedom of students.
He said he is Catholic and although he is not involved in student groups, if he were, he said he would want the leader to be Catholic.
"I would venture to say there is a slight overreaction to this bill in context," Pahls said.
Pahls said he hopes the bill is not used to discriminate against students but rather
to help protect students' religious beliefs.
Delgado, on the other hand, said she sees the bill as a step backward for student inclusion.
Despite the legislative concerns, the University has worked to make accommodations for students to fight discrimination and create a more inclusive campus. Past accommodations include a prayer space in the Kansas Union, a private lunch space for Muslim women, a wheelchair ramp in the front of Strong Hall and the Center of Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
But the University is not the only place faced with criticized legislation. North Carolina passed a law banning cities from creating anti-discrimination legislation after Charlotte attempted to pass an anti-discrimination law protecting transgender people choosing to use the bathroom of their gender identity.
Similarly, Georgia legislation is being passed that
allows religious leaders and facilities to deny services to events or ceremonies they find objectionable. In response, The Walt Disney Co., who films many of its movies in Georgia, has said they will stop all film production if the legislation passes.
"It's important for us as an institution to provide these accommodations, to make sure that we are inclusive, to make sure that we aren't leaving anyone out because we are an institution of higher education." Delgado said. "We want to give students the right to be educated."
"Every student that comes here pays tuition and fees has worked hard to get to this place," Delgado said. "They are here for learning, they are here to educate themselves and develop whatever skills they need to become productive members of society [...] As an institution we need to continue to fund and appreciate the resources we do have on this campus and make them easier to find."
Professors discuss income equality in professional sports
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In the wake of five U.S. Women's National Team members filing a federal discrimination complaint March 31, alleging unequal pay when compared to the less successful U.S. male soccer team, two University professors discussed pay disparities and inequality in the world of professional sports.
The five members from the 2015 World Cup winning team in the lawsuit are: Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn.
"It's really interesting because it's very difficult, in general, to prove wage discrimination," said Donna Ginther, a professor of economics and the director of the Center for Science Technology & Economic Policy. "The women's team has a very strong case because their productivity is obviously much higher than the men."
"The women's team generates more revenue for U.S. soccer than the men's team, their viewership for the World Cup was higher, attendance at their exhibition games was higher but they are still paid less," Ginther said. "Given the numbers generated and the performance of the women's team in the past, it just doesn't seem right that this difference in pay exists."
According to a U.S. Soccer Federation budget report, the U.S. women's team is expected to generate $17 million in 2017, with a $5.2 million surplus. The men's team is expected to produce a $1 million deficit.
According to data in a New York Daily News article, in 2015 World Cup plavers on
the women's team earned $30,000 for making the World Cup roster, whereas players that make the men's team in 2018 are projected to receive $68,750 per player. For winning the World Cup, female players received around $1.8 million, while male players would receive $9.3 million in the 2018 World Cup.
"Their case is strong because there doesn't seem to be any real basis for them to be paid less than the men," said Ben Eggleston, a professor of philosophy. "Based on the numbers, it seems as though it will be difficult for U.S. soccer to justify the inequality."
"The only argument it seems U.S. Soccer has is that the outside opportunity of the men pays more," Ginther said. "Men are playing in professional soccer leagues in the U.S. and Europe, and those pay out more than women's professional soccer."
Ginther said the team's case will likely be built on the revenue producing ability of Major League Soccer players on the men's team.
Eggleston said the women's team's circumstance is unique in the sports world because of their ability to produce revenue.
"U.S. soccer is unusual because the revenue for the women's side is much greater than for the men's side," Eggleston said. "This won't likely carry over into the professional basketball, for example. The revenue producing ability of the WNBA just isn't the same as the NBA."
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