Title IX Prior to June 23, 1972, when the Title IX act was passed, few opportunities existed for female athletes. The Title IX act, pioneered by Dorothy Height, opened up new doors for women and girls. This act was a huge success for all female athletics, as women and girls alike began to be treated more equality in the sports world Female sports went very unrecognized before Title IX. Elementary schools rarely offered competitive sports programs for girls, and college girls athletics were intramural rather than extramural; meaning the girls would compete against other girls from their school rather than girls from other colleges and universities. Educators knew this was an issue but they could not do anything about it, as there were no resources available to improve the situation. Following the Title IX act, however, the number of female high school athletes rose from 295,000 to 2.6 million, and the number of female collegiate athletes rose from 30,000 to more than 150,000. Larger budgets and more …show more content…
400 plus men’s sports programs have been eliminated. Low revenue sports, such as wrestling, swimming, and track and field have been affected the most. This trend was not intended upon the passing of Title IX, however, it is a disturbing result regardless. Due to the second component of the 3-prong-test, which states financial aid (scholarships) must be proportional to the participation rates in athletic programs, low revenue men's programs are being cut because all NCAA Division I football programs are required to offer 65 scholarships minimum; football programs take up a good amount of the financial aid allocated to the male athletic programs. Therefore, other, nonrevenue, sports programs are unable to offer their players as much or any financial aid causing their programs to be cut, as many athletes won’t be willing to play unless they are on