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Equal pay for UNM coaches makes for a complicated issue

Editor’s note: This story continues the Journal’s coverage of Title IX and its impact on local sports. Title IX legislation turned 50 years old this summer.

Richard Pitino (left, with Jaelen House) earns $800,000 as men’s basketball coach. (Mike Sandoval/Journal file)

Equal pay for equal work seems a reasonable concept, but in the world of collegiate coaching it’s not reality.

In the 50 years since Title IX became the law of the land, coaches (men and women) who lead women’s college athletic teams have made immense progress in terms of compensation and equitable treatment.