Title 9

Men and women are to receive their funding on the basis of a male to female ratio. Therefore, if there are forty-percent men and sixty-percent women in a school, then they shall receive assistance accordingly. Since the institution of this document, it has come under much scrutiny and has undergone various changes. In fact, only a year later, greedy, non-supporters were at work trying to exclude non-revenue producing sports teams from the grips of Title IX. They .
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             are still trying to get this passed today. By 1978, all schools in America had a set list of guidelines by which they must abide to this day. Many court cases have occurred as a result of the passing of this amendment. In one such case, non-federally funded programs at schools were excluded from Title IX. This decision was overturned just four years later by the Civil Rights Restoration Act, stating that all programs had to comply with Title IX, not just the federally funded ones. In later years, many cases have sprung up in order to prevent smaller programs from being cut in order to comply with the guidelines. In 1997, an athlete himself sued his own university for trying to cut their wrestling program. Stephen Neal, a heavyweight national champion and Olympic competitor, sued Cal State-Bakersfield, his school, for threatening to drop their small non-revenue producing wrestling program. The case is still pending to this day. Title IX has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs since its institution, although it has accomplished its goal to some extent: women have gained the respect and recognition that they want, that they deserve. ("Title IX Timeline").
             Since the first colonial villages sprung up in the 1600's, women have been seeking equality with their male .
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             counterparts. And now over 300 years later, they are still battling to raise the bar and level the playing field with men. Title IX has helped them out greatly.