Equality And Gender Equality

Great inequalities in the educational system between the sexes have occurred for many years and still occur today. Efforts have been made to rectify this disparity, but the one that has made the most difference is Title IX. Passed in 1972, Title IX attempted to correct the gender discrimination in educational systems receiving public funding. The greatest correction it made was in the area of athletics, but social justice of Title IX applies to many other areas as well. Title IX has an effect on women who are not athletes in many ways, including quality of education, receptivity to education, empowerment and creation of ideals.

It was designed to defend against sex discrimination for federally funded schools to administer equal opportunities for women and men in educational and athletic programs. For the first time in history, public high schools and universities were legally forced to provide equal opportunities for women to participate in sports. Even today with the Title 1x and risk of a penalty that would withdraw federal funds from organizations, the enforcement of the law is patchy. Estimates reveal that eighty to ninety percent of educational institutions are not in consent with the Title 1x as it applies to athletics, and withdrawal of federal funds has never been initiated. Roughly 4,500 public high schools across the United States have gender inequality in sports and are in violation of the Title 1x, but in thirty

The Affirmative Action Policies of 1965 were extended to cover discrimination based on sex; this allowed women to have the same employment and educational opportunities as men. Congress passed title IX of the education amendments, which stated that schools receiving federal funds were required to provide equal access to educational programs regardless of their gender (“Women’s rights timeline”, n.d.). These laws were significant because it allowed women to attain their education without oppression, which allowed women to be able to work in skilled

“Title IX is important most of all because every person should have an opportunity to succeed regardless of their gender,” Peterson said. “I think that there are problems with regard to the amount of students who experience sexual assault and sexual misconduct on college campuses and I think the data speaks for itself as a whole when you look across the United States… It is very important to educate everyone in the campus community about their rights in regards to Title IX but it also important that everyone knows so bystanders can protect people as

Only forty percent of women know what Title IX means or enforces, according to a survey given to twenty women of the Veteran Affairs clinic of Danville, Illinois (Women of the VA). This survey shows that even though Title IX has been a successfully enforced law, not everyone has heard about it or understands how it has impacted their lives and futures. Therefore, people have to ask, “What exactly is Title IX?” Amanda Ross Edwards writes, “ Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance” (Edwards). This demonstrates how Title IX is a very important part of history, and has helped create and enforce equality among everyone, in all situations. Throughout history, the application of Title IX has helped improve the perception of women in many areas and has enabled women to be successful in their daily lives.

Title IX of the Educational Amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights Act was signed into law in 1972. It bans any educational institution that receives federal funds from discriminating on the basis of sex, and applies to all academic and extra-curricular programs. Title IX has been praised as the chief factor behind the advances made in gender equity in education over the past three decades. In addition, the significant advances of women in higher education and in the workplace since the 1970s have been attributed by some to Title IX. Despite all this, Title IX is most well known for the impact it has had on intercollegiate athletics. The scale of women's collegiate athletic programs has increased exponentially during the past four decades,

Women presently play a huge part in daily activities whether it is at school, sports, or work. Over the past three decades, women have gained many rights and privileges that men have had for half a century or longer. Gaining these rights and privileges has allowed women to play important roles in today's society. One of the most debated issues between men and women is Title IX. This issue has created controversial problems that have caused a separation between men and women. Although, Title IX is constantly brought up, it was the beginning of a new era for women. An era that would allow women to be accepted as equals to men in everyday activities.

There is a connection between the Title IX law and improvements in key areas such as access to higher education, career education, employment, learning environment, math and science, sexual harassment, standardized testing, and treatment of pregnant and parenting teens. (Women’s Equity Resource Center, 2003) How in the world does that relate to me you ask? Well, before this law many schools and universities had separate entrances for male and female students. Honestly, did it really matter what door you came in? Apparently, it did. I can see them having a problem with males and females being in the same dormitories, for obvious reasons, but not letting a man and woman walk in the same door to get to a classroom? That’s a little ridiculous if you ask me. I know I could have never lived happily in the past generations, because I have had the freedom of being my own self and having the freedoms of every other race, gender, and social status for the most part. The effect Title IX has played in my life comes in some major issues, as well as simple things such as being allowed to walk through the same door as the man in front of me.

This online manual is published by the U.S. Department of Justice. It provides an overview of the Title IX bill included in the Education Amendments of 1972. This source made it clear to me that the Title IX bill has exceptions and that women are not granted exactly everything that men are entitled to, it depends on the case and situation. Patsy Mink fought to pass a bill that does not give women more rights than men, but instead gives women more rights than initially granted to

Since Title IX, women have had incredible career opportunities and have been diversifying the workplace since receiving the education that was not offered before ("Career”). Women are constantly breaking boundaries set in the past as now many women make up the fields of career and study that were thought to only be for men (Musil). In a 2006 study researchers found that women made up thirty three percent of lawyers and also made up twenty seven percent of doctors ranging from pediatrics, general family medicine, or internal medicine practice (Musil). Title IX specifically states that schools are not allowed to shut down courses or refuse courses to women legally if they receive federal funding from the government.

Question 1. In the Newsweek essay “Still Learning from My Mother,” Cliff Schneider talks about life lessons he still learns from his 79-year-old mother. Schneider vividly describes his mother in her youth as being very gracious but also very competitive and great at sports. As the years go by his mom grows old and slowly realizes that she is not as physically young as she once was. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving any type of federal financial aid. The tone of the atmosphere was funny, and inspiring, because no matter how old the lady was she still wanted to tact young.

Before Title IX, students had to lean on the 14th Amendment to help them through cases. Once Title IX was passed they had a law that is directly for protecting all people in an educational environment. Before 1972, women were not given the equal opportunity on educational careers. Women were not looked at as, doctors, engineers, or lawyers, before Title IX was passed. In 2003, more than half of the law students were women.

In 1973 an education amendment referred to as Title IX was legislated. Although, males and females have experiences that are not similar when it comes to education; the purpose behind this amendment was to eliminate discrepancies in education as it related to gender. When comparing a male’s educational experience to a female’s, beginning with their earliest exposure, and into their professional lives, males has historically taken the “cake” when it comes to receiving advice and mentoring support. In other words, the male gender is provided extra feedback on their performance, more often than females. However, not all of this feedback has been positive. Often times it includes being reprimanded for actions that went against the rules. In addition,

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” (Bayh)

(Education Equality- Feminist Majority Foundation. (2014, October 10). Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://www.feminist.org/education/titleix.asp). This definition of Title IX speaks for itself in all ways because it shows that all forms of sports and athletics that are receiving any type of federal assistance should not be discriminating against any one; and the focus was mostly on women at the time that this issue came to surface. For so long, women have had to face significant hardship and for no cause except that they were women. Those that were given authority over them before Title IX was passed, were not treating these female athletes as equals and it finally was brought forth and something was done to attempt to alleviate these issues.