Title IX and its relevance to sports
"And if Title IX achieves its full potential, we will one day be a nation not of female engineers or black scientists, but a nation of very talented engineers, scientists, and physicist who happen to be women or black or white or male who are respected for our talents and our capabilities... and our commitment to our countries successful future."
As stated above, Title IX is a law that was passed in 1972 to ensure equality in all sports programs that receive federal funding. For example a school that has a men's soccer team should have a women's soccer team. A school that has three men's sport options should also have three women's sports options, provided they receive federal government funding.
Many people do not know what Title IX is, and most commonly associate it with athletics but it is linked to 10 key areas addressed by law.
-Access to Higher Education
-Career Education
-Education for Pregnant
-Parenting Students
-Employment
-Learning Environment
-Math and Science
-Sexual Harassment
-Standardized Testing
-Technology
What Has Title IX Accomplished?
Title IX has increased the reach of equal rights in many of the above mentioned categories as well as sports participation and program existence. Before Title IX only 1 in 27 girls played high school sports and there were very few scholarship opportunities for female athletes.
Since Title IX was passed the amount of women and girls participating in sports are receiving more funding and scholarships which enables more participation. "Schools are providing 1.3 million fewer chances for girls to play sports in high school as compared to boys. While more than half of the students at NCAA schools are women, they receive only 44% of the athletic participation opportunities."
That number has changed considerably since Title IX was passed but there are still many uneven percentages that leave the gender gap as the elephant in the room.
As stated above, Title IX is a law that was passed in 1972 to ensure equality in all sports programs that receive federal funding. For example a school that has a men's soccer team should have a women's soccer team. A school that has three men's sport options should also have three women's sports options, provided they receive federal government funding.
Many people do not know what Title IX is, and most commonly associate it with athletics but it is linked to 10 key areas addressed by law.
-Access to Higher Education
-Career Education
-Education for Pregnant
-Parenting Students
-Employment
-Learning Environment
-Math and Science
-Sexual Harassment
-Standardized Testing
-Technology
What Has Title IX Accomplished?
Title IX has increased the reach of equal rights in many of the above mentioned categories as well as sports participation and program existence. Before Title IX only 1 in 27 girls played high school sports and there were very few scholarship opportunities for female athletes.
Since Title IX was passed the amount of women and girls participating in sports are receiving more funding and scholarships which enables more participation. "Schools are providing 1.3 million fewer chances for girls to play sports in high school as compared to boys. While more than half of the students at NCAA schools are women, they receive only 44% of the athletic participation opportunities."
That number has changed considerably since Title IX was passed but there are still many uneven percentages that leave the gender gap as the elephant in the room.