How Title IX Has Changed Sports

Over several decades, male athletes had been getting all of the resources in college, which limited females, but come 1972, this began to change. In 1972, female students and athletes began to get better opportunities in college and in high school. A legislative clause known as Title IX was originally part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and was supposed to end discrimination against African Americans. It then became known for helping women’s athletics and women’s equality in general. Title IX was a brief clause authored by two women in the House of Representatives; Patsy Takemoto Mink who was the very first minority woman in Congress, and Edith Sarret Green. When it came to discrimination, Title IX changed things all over America. Title IX is

It allowed women to participate in more sports, but it also cut men’s sports forcing them to stop doing what they love to do. Title IX changed sports in America completely. Adding women’s teams, and cutting men’s teams caused a lot of controversy. Nobody believed that women were capable of being good at sports nor did they even think that women were interested in playing and learning about sports. Title IX is mainly known for its effect on athletics, but it did play a role in life outside of sports. It was an attempt to end discrimination against color too, and I believe Title IX helped stop discrimination against both gender and color. I believe that Title IX was a very important act. As a female athlete, if Title IX was not created, I probably would not have the chance to do what I live for. Basketball is a huge part of my life, and without Title IX I probably wouldn't be able to play. I do believe that Title IX was not one of the best ways to allow women the opportunity to play a sport, but it worked. I also disagree with everything that Title IX critics had to say about women. There are a lot of women all around who love watching and playing sports. The critics of Title IX did not have very good arguments. They basically all said the same exact thing and studies proved them wrong every single time. Title IX showed that women do in fact like sports and they can be good at them also. I believe that the only people who had the right to criticize Title IX were male athletes and coaches. I believe that because they faced Title IX first hand by having their sports cut or on the verge of getting cut. I do think that it was bad to get rid of some male sports programs, but if that was the only way women were able to play sports then I agree with it one hundred percent. Nobody should have to deal with discrimination because of their sex, age, skin color, ethnicity, etc. If it weren’t for Title IX, people may