The purpose of Title IX was to create equal opportunities for both male and female students. The amendment really affected mostly women. They were poorly represented in college athletics over the last 30 years. The Title IX legislation has been a very controversial subject. Many people are opposed to the idea that women program should be equal to males athletic programs. I truly believe that the program is bias and totally unfair. During this paper I will discuss the history of Title IX, the advantages and disadvantages of Title XI, the effects of college and high school programs and the profit obtained from the use of Title IX funds. The Title IX legislation was first implemented …show more content…
Regardless of the situation, they must make sure the same amount of money is allocated for both groups. Some school go out the way to make sure things as small as having same amount of practice time for male and female athletes are equal. There are a lot of details that go into the planning of different event to ensure that most things are equally distributed across the board. The process is important so school don’t violate the Title IX law. The belief that Title IX hurts men’s sports oversimplifies a very complex situation. Schools with limited resources cut sports for many different reasons. The gender equity is just one factor in those decisions. Media continues to focus on eliminating of wrestling at high- visibility universities even though; nationwide, wrestling numbers are increasing. There has been an increased in male participation in college athletes since the Title IX began. The bottom-line is that schools can maintain athletic teams if they are willing to allocate smaller budgets to the teams. Many schools are willing to allocate resources so that more students can be a part of the sports program. It is great when schools want to do the right thing but there are people out there that think Title IX is a great program for helping the female athlete, but have a devastating effect on men sports. According to Foley, the program(Title IX) has transformed into having the reverse effect on men’s sports, which have experienced budget cuts or have had their programs eliminated altogether. According to Washington post.com, since 1972 women athletic programs have grown exponentially, from less than 30,000 NCAA female athletes to almost 151,000 in 2000. Many coaches, supporters and equality activists believe that this program has forced universities and secondary schools to provide women and men the same opportunities. However;