Gender and Sports

Title IX  - "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." This does not mean that if a school has a mens football team, that they have to offer football for women. It means that schools must offer women equal opportunities to participate in sports as a whole. Title IX also makes it so male and female athletes receive the same amount of "treatment" and "benefits." However, this does not mean that the same amount of money must be spent on female teams as compared to male teams. Mens athletic gear is bigger and usually costs more. As long as the athletic equipment is similar in quality, the price spent is not taken into account. We will look more at Title IX and explore some real life examples in future posts!    

Sports play such a big role in todays society, so it is only fitting we bring up the topic of "Gender and Sports." Over the years, this is a topic that has been under much debate. Since the creation of Title IX, women have experienced a dramatic increase in their opportunities to participate in sports. One problem that still remains to this day, however, is complete gender equality. With women rising higher to the level of men in the business realm, why does it seem they are being held back when it comes to sports? These are the types of questions we will be viewing in more detail.