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Title
IX has three parts Participation- requires that women have equal participation in sports as men, but it doesn’t have
to be and identical activity. Scholarships require females to receive scholarships equal to their participation. For example,
if there are 100 male athletes/100 females’ athletes and $200,000 scholarship budget then the money has to be divided
equal. Other benefits- requires equal treatment in the provision of; equipment
and supplies/scheduling of games and practice times, travel and daily allowance, access to tutoring, coaching, locker rooms,
practice and competitive facilities, medical and training facilities and services, publicity and promotions, recruitment of
student athletes and support services.
Title IX increased the opportunities for women to participate in sports. But it benefited white athletics the most
according to the Women’s Sports Foundation (2003) 77% of inter collegiate teams added between 1981 and 1998 were sports
where black athletes are underrepresented. The sports most represented are gulf, tennis, ice hockey, soccer, question, rowing,
and water polo which whites mostly play, because blacks mostly participate in basketball and track.
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