1. Title IX and Women in Sports
... became active participants in competitive sports (Play On). Women were known to play sports that expressed feminine characteristics such as gymnastics and tennis (The Next Generation of Title IX: Athletics), and were considered to be recreational rather than competitive (Bell). Since sports, such as cheerleading, do not have ... in 1972 fewer than 32,000 women played sports, only received two percent of athletic budgets, and women's college scholarships did not exist (The Next Generation of Title IX: Athletics). While sports did improve, the gender discrimination continued (Sexism In Spor...
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