The status of women's sports has dramatically changed over time, and will continue this metamorphosis as society progresses in the future. In order to try and predict what the status of women's sports will be in the year 2020, one must first take a hard look at where it has been in the past and the changes that have occurred over time. Three arenas important to the participation of women in sports are the Olympics, intercollegiate athletics before and after the implementation of Title XI, and professional sports organizations. Even today, there are many more sports for men than women, and more men are allowed to participate in the Olympics than women do. The Amateur Sports Act passed in 1978 requires the United States Olympic Committee and its national governing bodies for each sport to operate in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Women also have to dispute on their wages.
Women are discouraged from entering careers in athletics because of low salaries. Various initiatives to allow broader participation of women in sport are progressively being undertaken. By the year 2020, there still will be inequality, however women will have committees that will respond for them. The Civil Rights Act in the 1960s prohibited discrimination against women in college admissions, intercollegiate athletics, and employment. However, the event that changed the nature of women's athletics was the implementation of Title IX from the Educational Amendments Act of 1972.