Sports today are so popular. Popular enough that they have become a big part of our lives. Sports began as far as we exist. Basketball started in 1891. Basketball was only a male 's sport in 1891. Then in the late 1800s, the rules were confirmed for women and at that point women started playing. Yet are men and women treated equally in sports? Are the opportunities the same for men and women? Do they have the same salary? They are far from similar. It all starts with school sports following Title IX, the media is included in the mix of it, and girls are not pay well as the males are.
Title IX is important to high school and college in sports and academics. Title IX was created in the 1970s by Congress. Title IX is a Federal law that states; "No person in the United States shall be based on 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." So, in other words, boys and girls should be equal, yet it is a known fact the female athletes in high school and college continue to lag behind male athletes in equipment, uniforms, and facilities. For example, back in my high school the girls ' basketball team …show more content…
Disobeying Title IX makes it that much harder for females to want to participate in a sport. With Title IX, girls can get the materials and equipment needed to achieve and excel to the highest ability in their sport. The school schools just need to be fair and divide evenly. The same holds true for the media. Be it newspapers or television, men or women sports should be tested and reported the same. As the news media helps the NBA, they do not help the WNBA. In the world of women basketball, you now have our female 's athletes taking sports jobs overseas because the pay is so much
Title IX is important to high school and college in sports and academics. Title IX was created in the 1970s by Congress. Title IX is a Federal law that states; "No person in the United States shall be based on 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." So, in other words, boys and girls should be equal, yet it is a known fact the female athletes in high school and college continue to lag behind male athletes in equipment, uniforms, and facilities. For example, back in my high school the girls ' basketball team …show more content…
Disobeying Title IX makes it that much harder for females to want to participate in a sport. With Title IX, girls can get the materials and equipment needed to achieve and excel to the highest ability in their sport. The school schools just need to be fair and divide evenly. The same holds true for the media. Be it newspapers or television, men or women sports should be tested and reported the same. As the news media helps the NBA, they do not help the WNBA. In the world of women basketball, you now have our female 's athletes taking sports jobs overseas because the pay is so much