Title IX has opened a door of opportunities for women today, in education and society, and we as coaches will strive to sustain that opened door for generations to come. It is near impossible to escape gender discrimination in our society. It is all around us and reinforced in everything that surrounds us. The media, religion, the workplace and even your home all hold gender stereotypes that are not favorable to the female sex. It is a constant cycle that can be picked up at birth.
Girls receive pink blankets, while boys get blue.
Societal norms shape and mold gender discrimination into a common, respectable way of life. Repeatedly, it has been illustrated that women are the weaker sex. This philosophy begins to form one reason as to why many support gender discrimination. Women are simply physically and biologically weaker to men. As for sport, they should not be placed in an environment in which they do not fit naturally.