Thank you for contributing to my post. Andy your comments related to the challenges we deal with in the workplace, stands true that effective and consistent policies are required in order to foster a healthy and productive work environment. As Shemy stated, we still have work to do. Since 1972, Title IX has been a driving force for women in sports and will continue to strive to create equality within the field and serve as a role-model for women in other organizations. Since the early years of Title IX, women’s sports budgets and scholarships have increased, but the need to encourage equality still exists.…
I think that in general Title IX has had a positive impact on sport. I believe that people are looking for the wrong answers to come from that legislation. Title IX can not provide money-making athletic programs to support the legislation and it can not force the people in charge of ensuring that Title IX is carried out to do so in manner that resembles a men's program. I believe that Title IX has gotten the ball rolling on creating new girls programs in the youth and high school level as well as the collegiate level, but for some people that is not just enough. People want one of the effects of Title IX is for coaches of women's teams to make a comparable salary to their counterparts coaching the same men's sports.…
Access and Equity at Brisbane State High School Netball An individual’s decision to participate in a particular sport can often be influenced by contributing social factors that can directly and indirectly shape their opinions with respect to that specific sport (Houlihan et al 2008). Such factors can be illustrated and understood utilising Figueroa’s framework, outlining exactly how they can influence and impact one’s decisions (Amezdroz et al 2010). Netball is an enjoyable yet highly competitive game requiring a large set of skills, excellent fitness levels and that of endurance levels, which is acquired through long periods of practice and training (Netball Australia et al 2015). Restriction due to limited availability of appropriate facilities…
1. Sports can transform any boundaries real or imagined. A good example is the African Americans not being taught to swim and also when he mentioned that in the past they were not allowed to the swimming pools. 2.…
In the words of Marcus R Fuller, in his work, “In 40 Years, Title IX Revolutionized Women’s Sports, but There’s Still a Ways to Go,” he declares that “in 1972, 7.4 percent (294,015) of high school athletes were female. That number was 41.4 percent (3,173,549) in 2010-2011.” (Fuller para 7) After Title IX the amount of females participating in athletics have increased unbelievably. Watching and playing sports now, most female athletes don’t even acknowledge Title IX. Raising in percentage, from 7 percent to 44 percent, of girls in high school sports.…
Women may have been discouraged along the way, but we never gave up. Women are fighters. As a female athlete, I will always be grateful to Title IX. I would not be able to participate in high school athletics if Title IX was not passed. Women would still be overlooked, still be told to have two roles in life (which was to clean and take care of children) and still be stuck in a hole.…
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.…
First, Title IX made many more chances for girls (“Playing but Losing: Women’s Sports After Title IX”). Even though Title IX has more girls playing these sports, the rights they are receiving are far worse than boys or men that play. Girls should still be receiving the same rights as boys because they are both just trying to have fun and learn new things at young ages. At older ages, teenagers should receive same rights because they are juggling school, house chores, and playing sports that they love very much. Secondly, Title IX made sure the money for sports was equally split between males and females (“Cover Kids…
In sport today I believe women are treated in an unfair way to their male counterparts. Sport is controlled by the media in this century and women are looked at as sexual objects rather than for their talent like men are. The women are also then expected to wear skimpy clothing not because it’s better for the sport but because of marketing. Professional female athletes are seen as inferior to their male counterparts and therefore don’t get as much media coverage. Women athletes play the exact same games, train equally as hard, yet are still getting paid a large amount less than men.…
Inequality based on height is something I’ve dealt with my whole life. It’s something that has been embedded in me every since I can remember playing sports. If you’re not tall, you’re not good. That’s the message that has always been sent. It doesn’t matter if you can play better than someone who is taller than 6’, if you’re shorter you’re no good.…
Equality between the sexes has been a long lasting controversy. From wages, roles in a family, occupations, and voting women have been fighting to be treated equally. When asked as a child, what do you want to do when you grow up? Most children want to be a college athlete and later become a professional athlete. Because of Title IX, young women have the opportunity to compete at a college level.…
I. Intro a. There are simply 37 words that changed everything for women in sports. b. According to Christine Brennan, Title IX reads: 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. c. According to Title IX Legislative Chronology, Title IX is a bill signed by President Nixon that prohibits sex discrimination in any academic program or activity that is funded by the federal government or receives financial aid.…
As Stanley Eitzen clearly portrayed in his paper; sports is one of the few, if not only, ways for an upwards social mobility. “This is because of shrinking of the middle class and a greater inequality gap” as quoted by Eitzen, simply sums up why sports is one of few methods of catapulting social mobility. This holds true because in our society the gap to pass into a higher social class is extremely hard surpass, however organized sports helps athletes break this gap. If organized sports were to be outlawed or banned in American society, we would see a lot more of economical turmoil with a a spiraling effect. The effect would be the worst for the minorities that reside in America, because as Eitzen stated that minorities heavily rely on sports…
Women were allowed to first play sports in high school in 1971 when Title IX was first passed. Title IX made it possible for women to become doctors, lawyers and college and high school athletes. These are some rules that have been made by Title IX: If there is no girls’ team, then the girl must be allowed to try out for the boys’ team. The school can say a boy or girl cannot play football as…
Sexism. You hear the word pretty much everywhere you go. What sexism means to me is downgrading someone because of the gender that they are and for what they do because of their gender. Sexism happens just about anywhere. It can happen on a bus, it could happen at school, it can even happen in sports.…