The effects of title IX on high school and collegiate athletics : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

Our analysis of the Effects of Title IX on High School and Collegiate Athletics is comprised of two main sections. The first section deals entirely with the issue of high school sports and the impact that the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 has had upon them over the past thirty years. This section includes an overview of significant court cases, comparisons of participation numbers during the period, the benefits of participating in athletics, and information from personal interviews. The second major section outlines the effects of Title IX on collegiate athletics. This part contains a summary of the varying opinions surrounding the Title IX legislation, major court cases involving institutions of higher education, the effects of Title IX on the scope of collegiate athletics, and finally a comparison of data from budgets, expenses, and scholarship funds that are allocated to female athletes. The collaboration of these distinct sections creates a portrait of the overall state of athletics in the United States thirty years after the inception of Title IX.