President Obama speaks about the impact of Title IX legislation.
Title IX has made a colossal impact on school sport. It has forever changed budgeting and participation numbers between males and females and has opened up many opportunities for women.The number of girls playing high school sports jumped from 294,015 in 1971-72 to 3,172,637 in 2009-10, an increase of 1079 percent. The number of women playing varsity sports in college rose from 29,972 in 1971-72 to 186,460 in 2009-10, a 622 percent increase.Title IX is applied to athletics in several ways;
- Separate teams for boys and girls must be provided; otherwise, students of both sexes must be allowed to try out for the same team.
- Secondly, equal opportunities must be provided for both sexes in the educational institution in terms of competitive training facilities, equipment and supplies, facilities for practice and games, medical and training services, coaching and academic tutoring, travel allowances, housing and dining facilities, compensation of coaches, and publicity.
- Expenditures on men's and women's sports be proportional to the number of men and women participating. This guideline is applied to athletic scholarships, recruitment, as well as equipment, supplies, travel, recruiting, and publicity.
- Colleges and universities must take specific steps to provide additional competitive sport opportunities for women
