Title IX allowed women not to be excluded from anything that men were allowed to do. Such as being admitted to sports programs in universities, getting sports scholarships, and being involved in math and sciences. Women were tormented by their peers to not play sports because it was “unethical” at the time. As each girl started to play a sport it was a risk and as more women continued to play it became more popular. But as time went on women athletes wanted more than what they had. However, women’s sports would be no match to men’s sports. Even though most women play the exact same sports as men.
Social
The social issues for Title IX are stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice. Women were warned by many people especially their peer that physical activity was not only unfeminine, but a proof of being a lesbian (Winslow 2013). Women don’t play sports to be a lesbian, they do it to compete, to be part of a team, and to win. Girls didn’t even have school uniforms, they either had to make their own or wear the school gym suits (Winslow 2013). Girls experienced a ton of hardships especially when it was expected for you to be a housewife not a lawyer or doctor.
Historical
The historical impact of Title IX allowed women to play sports. Title IX has not just helped sports, but it improved our education for girls. For example, changing gender stereotypes in …show more content…
There has been factual and supporting evidence to prove that women athletes are getting paid way less than men athletes. In Laura Santhanam’s article she supports this claim such as “the women earned less than the men while performing demonstrably better” (Santhanam 2016). The United States women’s soccer team have won the three world cups, but the men haven’t even went past the quarterfinals (Santhanam 2016). We would think that the team that played the best team would earn the most money. It should not depend on if they are a man or a
Social
The social issues for Title IX are stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice. Women were warned by many people especially their peer that physical activity was not only unfeminine, but a proof of being a lesbian (Winslow 2013). Women don’t play sports to be a lesbian, they do it to compete, to be part of a team, and to win. Girls didn’t even have school uniforms, they either had to make their own or wear the school gym suits (Winslow 2013). Girls experienced a ton of hardships especially when it was expected for you to be a housewife not a lawyer or doctor.
Historical
The historical impact of Title IX allowed women to play sports. Title IX has not just helped sports, but it improved our education for girls. For example, changing gender stereotypes in …show more content…
There has been factual and supporting evidence to prove that women athletes are getting paid way less than men athletes. In Laura Santhanam’s article she supports this claim such as “the women earned less than the men while performing demonstrably better” (Santhanam 2016). The United States women’s soccer team have won the three world cups, but the men haven’t even went past the quarterfinals (Santhanam 2016). We would think that the team that played the best team would earn the most money. It should not depend on if they are a man or a