Additionally, women were never granted athletic scholarships despite their abilities, skills, and academics. Today, the number of women in sports has grown substantially due to Title IX, specifically at the high school level. There are some misconceptions associated with Title IX. For example, if a school does not receive government funding, they are not legally required to follow the Title IX regulations. Furthermore, the civil rights law is not only applied to sports sex discrimination, but also sexual violence in the school systems. This is applicable to all genders. Title IX is written very broadly, creating legality issues and loopholes for the schools. Despite the broad wording of the federal civil right, there is also covert discrimination since Title IX was enacted. The “Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports” article varied arguments within feminist fields depending on one’s feminist identity. For example, a difference feminist will view the Title IX’s impact differently than a liberal feminist. According to the article, Liberal feminist are the main advocates to Title IX (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). During the passage of Title IX, they claim that women should have numerical equal access to every sport that their male counterpart has (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Also, they believe that female sports should have the same funding for the sport, coaches, and facilities as male sports. However, difference feminists address the “Hidden bias” of Title IX and gender inequity within athletics (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Difference feminists argue that Title IX “Simply lets women and girls join in [Sports]” rather than providing the appropriate measures to allow them feel included in athletics despite their biological differences from men and years of societal exclusions (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). The article lists three arguments by difference feminists; one being that Title IX only assists white women because white women statistically attend college more, two being that universities have only added feminized sports such as golf and tennis, and finally three being that coaching positions for women sports are still dominated by men (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Most importantly, they argue that Title IX blatantly disregards the “ [...] Athletic culture that polarizes the sexes and perpetuates male dominance” (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Nevertheless, there are solutions to these problems that are provided and should be enacted by everyone. First off, women should be encouraged to not play strictly female teams but also co-ed sports teams, specifically at
Additionally, women were never granted athletic scholarships despite their abilities, skills, and academics. Today, the number of women in sports has grown substantially due to Title IX, specifically at the high school level. There are some misconceptions associated with Title IX. For example, if a school does not receive government funding, they are not legally required to follow the Title IX regulations. Furthermore, the civil rights law is not only applied to sports sex discrimination, but also sexual violence in the school systems. This is applicable to all genders. Title IX is written very broadly, creating legality issues and loopholes for the schools. Despite the broad wording of the federal civil right, there is also covert discrimination since Title IX was enacted. The “Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports” article varied arguments within feminist fields depending on one’s feminist identity. For example, a difference feminist will view the Title IX’s impact differently than a liberal feminist. According to the article, Liberal feminist are the main advocates to Title IX (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). During the passage of Title IX, they claim that women should have numerical equal access to every sport that their male counterpart has (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Also, they believe that female sports should have the same funding for the sport, coaches, and facilities as male sports. However, difference feminists address the “Hidden bias” of Title IX and gender inequity within athletics (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Difference feminists argue that Title IX “Simply lets women and girls join in [Sports]” rather than providing the appropriate measures to allow them feel included in athletics despite their biological differences from men and years of societal exclusions (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). The article lists three arguments by difference feminists; one being that Title IX only assists white women because white women statistically attend college more, two being that universities have only added feminized sports such as golf and tennis, and finally three being that coaching positions for women sports are still dominated by men (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Most importantly, they argue that Title IX blatantly disregards the “ [...] Athletic culture that polarizes the sexes and perpetuates male dominance” (Cheering on Women and Girls in Sports). Nevertheless, there are solutions to these problems that are provided and should be enacted by everyone. First off, women should be encouraged to not play strictly female teams but also co-ed sports teams, specifically at