Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cheerleading, Osteoporosis
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Purpose: gender equity in every program in the united states. Meant that there were legal ramification if the school didn"t provide the same opportunity to play the same sports for both men and women. Meant to create equity for every type of program offered in a public education institution. Prevents education institutions from practicing sexual discrimination from grade school to college. If a women wanted to play sports before 1972: Great deal in growth of women participating in sports and. Women in ncaa schools receive 44% of the opportunities to play in university. Male counterparts have almost 2:1 the opportunity to participate in sports. In division i schools, female athletes receive 28% total money in the athletic budget. Pre-title 9 over 90% of the coaches of women"s athletic teams were women; however only 48% of coaches of women"s teams are women.