Essays on Title Ix

One of the great achievements of the women’s movement was the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The law states: “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.” Most people think Title IX only applies to sports, but athletics is only one of ten key areas addressed by the law. These ...

Through the efforts of feminists advocating for equal rights and legislation a provision called Title IX was put into the 1972 Education Amendments drafted by U.S. Representative Patsy Mink. Congress passed the bill saying that “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” (20 U.S.C. §1681a). As a result of ...

Title IX was approved on June 23rd, 1972 of the Education Amendments and put into action. The official definition of Title IX is “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.” I believe title IX is still necessary as I think women should have just as much of a chance and funding as men should. Some people ...

Title IX was passed in 1972, giving many influential women an opportunity to prove their abilities and create a path for many women to follow. One example of this is how Title IX caused the creation of the United States National Women’s Soccer Team (USWNT). Because Title IX caused everyone to get equal opportunities, despite gender, the United States had to create a women’s national soccer team to be equal to their men’s national soccer team. Another effect of Title IX was the need to give ...

“Title IX states that no person in the United States shall be excluded from participation in any education or sport.” This rule is easily one of the most important guidelines to be kept within sports. Don’t you think that it would be easy to just include everyone in sports? Whether their race? Male or female? Sadly clubs, public highschools, and even colleges have broken, misused, and denied this very important rule that should be able to be easily followed and respected. In 1972, President ...

“Title IX states that no person in the United States shall be excluded from participation in any education or sport.” This rule is easily one of the most important guidelines to be kept within sports. Don’t you think that it would be easy to just include everyone in sports? Whether their race? Male or female? Sadly clubs, public highschools, and even colleges have broken, misused, and denied this very important rule that should be able to be easily followed and respected.In 1972, President ...