A Level Playing Field
Sub-Title:
Gender Equality and the Impact of Title IX on Female SportsPublisher:
Parentco Media, Inc.Publication Date:
04-08-2013ISBN:
9780615799841Subjects:
EducationSports
Available as:
Paperback, 9780615799841Description:
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in any federally funded educational program or activity receiving federal financial aid. Prior to 1972, opportunities in the public school systems for females to be active participants in sports were far different than today. Gender equality was not then a recognized term. It is now. The author discusses the opportunities for females to participate in sports prior to 1972, enactment of Title IX legislation as the impetus for social and cultural change, the impact of this legislation upon student-athletes and the compliance issues that need continual monitoring. The book is written by a pioneer who helped champion equitable opportunities for female student-athletes in the State of Connecticut.
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