Title IX: Providing Equal Opportunity for Both Genders
Title IX has long been one of the most controversial laws
affecting federally funded programs, especially athletics sponsored by
education systems. Before Title IX, programs specific to males were
favored and females didn’t have nearly as many opportunities as men,
particularly in athletics. Title IX resolved this problem by forcing
schools to provide equal amounts of programs available to men and
women, helps stop the stereotypical labels of females being the
weaker sex, and prevents discrimination either sex might encounter.
Therefore, since Title IX was incorporated in 1972, it has not
discriminated against males but instead given females the same rights
as their
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example, if a high school had a boy’s football, basketball, volleyball,
wrestling, soccer, tennis, baseball, swimming, and wrestling team to
total nine teams, they would have to provide another nine teams for
the girls to participate in. However, in sports that are catered strictly
to males such as football or baseball, girls might substitute with
cheerleading or softball. Then, the boys’ sports teams aren’t intruded
and crowded upon, and girls that want to play sports still have other
Futhermore, Title IX doesn’t discriminate against male athletes is
because it decreases the stereotypes we encounter so often in today’s
world. Physical sport has long been considered to be meant only for
men, limiting women to other activities that don’t have the same
benefits as athletics. According to the National Coalition for Women
and Girls in Education (NCWGE), the benefits of increased
participation affect female athletes but also society in its