Title IX: The Role Of Gender Equality In Sports
An abundance of people do not know what Title IX is and the people who are aware of it think it only applies to sports, which is not the case. Title IX was passed thirty five years ago to govern the overall equity of opportunity, treatment and quality in athletics. It also applies to: Federal Funding, Career Education, Access to Higher Education, Employment, Sexual Harassment, Standardized Testing, Learning Environment and many more. Girls are discriminated against so much that Title IX may not have covered but gender equity for girls has been around for a long period of time.
While gender equality has improved, barriers and discrimination still remain. Despite progress in recent years, girls continue to suffer exclusion and discrimination in the education system. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation about two in five girls participate in high school varsity sports now. Has Title IX done what it said it was going to do? The number of women playing college level sports today has gone up five times as high as it was in 1972 but there should be more change in all gender discrimination. “Title IX has clearly triumphed in its mission to equalize the playing field for young women. Its impact can be felt at every level of competition,” they wrote. But have they really? …show more content…
Colleges are required under federal law to reveal how many men and women are playing on the sports teams and how much money is being spent on these athletic programs. Unlike public high schools who are not required to reveal that information which leads to gender equality gaps. Girls aren’t interested in participating which makes it hard to assess whether a school is denying girls of sports or simply isn’t providing an opportunity at all for them. They may not be encouraging their students to participate in sports but it depends on the
While gender equality has improved, barriers and discrimination still remain. Despite progress in recent years, girls continue to suffer exclusion and discrimination in the education system. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation about two in five girls participate in high school varsity sports now. Has Title IX done what it said it was going to do? The number of women playing college level sports today has gone up five times as high as it was in 1972 but there should be more change in all gender discrimination. “Title IX has clearly triumphed in its mission to equalize the playing field for young women. Its impact can be felt at every level of competition,” they wrote. But have they really? …show more content…
Colleges are required under federal law to reveal how many men and women are playing on the sports teams and how much money is being spent on these athletic programs. Unlike public high schools who are not required to reveal that information which leads to gender equality gaps. Girls aren’t interested in participating which makes it hard to assess whether a school is denying girls of sports or simply isn’t providing an opportunity at all for them. They may not be encouraging their students to participate in sports but it depends on the