IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLS
Title IX helped
improve the way average Americans view women. Women used to be seen as lower than men in society,
but after Title IX, that changed. Today men and women have equal chances at jobs, sports, and a range of opportunities outside of the schools Title IX was directed at. Women were given the opportunity to go to school, excelled, and are now seen more throughout society.
Title IX wasn't specifically focused on sports, it also covered education, but athletics were arguably most affected. After the idea of Title IX was publicized, it got a lot of attention. More women’s sports programs were created in schools, and women became athletes outside of schools as well. The concept of women's athletics changed instantly. For example: in 1976 the US had its first Olympic women's basketball team, and in 2010, there were more Olympic females than males from the US.
Title IX wasn't specifically focused on sports, it also covered education, but athletics were arguably most affected. After the idea of Title IX was publicized, it got a lot of attention. More women’s sports programs were created in schools, and women became athletes outside of schools as well. The concept of women's athletics changed instantly. For example: in 1976 the US had its first Olympic women's basketball team, and in 2010, there were more Olympic females than males from the US.
Above: Ashley Wagner, who competed for the US figure skating team in the Vancouver Olympics, 2010