In the beginning of the 1970s, there was an enormously growing frustration among the female athletes in the United States. A majority of both public schools and universities did not offer any type of competitive athletic programs for females. Most didn't even go as far as having intramural athletics for its female athletes. Urban myths at the time suggested that women should not play sports. They were instead intended to take on the role of mother, wife, and homemaker. To help young girls more appropriately adapt to this role learning how to cook and sew, playing with dolls, and playing house were all encouraged. Some girls who did not fit into this stereotype were negatively stigmatized with such damaging remarks as tomboy, and lesbian. But in the early 1970s these negative stereotypes were starting to change as the women's rights movement started to become stronger and stronger.
Eventually the women's movement sent a ripple effect into the world of sports. This movement however was not seen in favorable light by many males. Institutions would open only partially open the door for
Improvements didn't come about immediately after the passing of Title IX. But today athletic directors no longer publicly try to fight Title IX. There has been a slow but steady climb toward equality in sports between men and women. The only thing that is still being heavily debated is how quickly full gender equity can be attained. There can not be an immediate response because of the economic strains that it would put on schools.
The biggest part of the controversy over Title IX is how it is interpreted. There were several ideas of how to use funds to comply with the amendment. The first of which was that the total percentage of aid should equal that of the percentage of women in the institution. A second proposal was to have the percentage of aid equal the percentage of women that are in the athletic program as compared to men. Finall the Department of Education implemented a compromise. It said that women and men should have equal opportunity for participation and receive equitable funding, although controversy remained about how to include football withing the equation (218).<
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