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monster · 01-16-2008, 10:28 PM

I'm on the board of a 501c(3) non-profit swim club. We offer both learn-to-swim and competitive programs from toddlers up to USA national championships and including adults with severe learning difficultes en route.

Recently, we have had an influx of muslim families joining the club -which is awesome -we are in a culturally diverse area, but this "demographic" hasn't been "proportionally represented" until now.

One of the moms has approached us and asked if we could offer an extra, female-only program for the older girls.
We would love to, if we can find pool time and coaches at that time, but where do we stand on the sexual discrimination front with this? Should we/must we also offer a boys only program?

legal/philosophical/every type of non-bigoted input welcome. thanks.

01-16-2008, 10:28 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Women only I'm on the board of a 501c(3) non-profit swim club. We offer both learn-to-swim and competitive programs from toddlers up to USA national championships and including adults with severe learning difficultes en route. Recently, we have had an influx of muslim families joining the club -which is awesome -we are in a culturally diverse area, but this "demographic" hasn't been "proportionally represented" until now. One of the moms has approached us and asked if we could offer an extra, female-only program for the older girls. We would love to, if we can find pool time and coaches at that time, but where do we stand on the sexual discrimination front with this? Should we/must we also offer a boys only program? legal/philosophical/every type of non-bigoted input welcome. thanks. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart