Why Title IX is necessary for protecting Woman:
What do Serena Williams, Hope Solo, and Ronda Rousey all have in common? All three are spectacular women athletes who dominated their sport. All three of these women also benefited from the law known as Title IX. Title IX is a federal law that forbids any persons in the United States from being discriminated against or withheld from participating in events because of their gender or sex. Thanks to this beneficial law women all over the nation have the opportunity to strive and be successful just as the three women above have done.
Title IX was passed in 1972 and was part of the Education Amendments Act. This law covers not only an athletic basis but also in education. On the website, "Biography.com", Serena Williams attended the Art …show more content…
While touring many different colleges, Brown had a memorable experience at University of Richmond. Brown requested a meeting with a woman athletic director but was not allowed to do such thing. Cynthia Brown had actually met up with the athletic director the only way they could, the women's bathroom. In the bathroom the athletic director explained that men athletes were still being treated in a higher manner than women athletes. Of course, Title IX might have been passed in law, but most schools do not enforce it. Brown claimed, "We might still encounter men's athletic facilities that look like palaces in comparison to the women's, but we have also seen a 545 percent increase in female participation in college athletics since 1972, and a 979 percent increase in female participation in high school sports. These gains are credited by one study for causing a 10 percent increase in women working full time and 12 percent spike in women choosing traditionally male-dominated career paths." This is pretty
What do Serena Williams, Hope Solo, and Ronda Rousey all have in common? All three are spectacular women athletes who dominated their sport. All three of these women also benefited from the law known as Title IX. Title IX is a federal law that forbids any persons in the United States from being discriminated against or withheld from participating in events because of their gender or sex. Thanks to this beneficial law women all over the nation have the opportunity to strive and be successful just as the three women above have done.
Title IX was passed in 1972 and was part of the Education Amendments Act. This law covers not only an athletic basis but also in education. On the website, "Biography.com", Serena Williams attended the Art …show more content…
While touring many different colleges, Brown had a memorable experience at University of Richmond. Brown requested a meeting with a woman athletic director but was not allowed to do such thing. Cynthia Brown had actually met up with the athletic director the only way they could, the women's bathroom. In the bathroom the athletic director explained that men athletes were still being treated in a higher manner than women athletes. Of course, Title IX might have been passed in law, but most schools do not enforce it. Brown claimed, "We might still encounter men's athletic facilities that look like palaces in comparison to the women's, but we have also seen a 545 percent increase in female participation in college athletics since 1972, and a 979 percent increase in female participation in high school sports. These gains are credited by one study for causing a 10 percent increase in women working full time and 12 percent spike in women choosing traditionally male-dominated career paths." This is pretty