She quit her high school swimming team out of disgust for her team's lack of equal treatment. I have often wished I had my current resources when I began coaching softball at Northern in 1979. If I had more resources and expertise we could have been a much better team and have helped the players become better athletes. Title IX was instituted to ensure equitable funding for women and girls in college and high school athletics. In the 1995-96 season, 2.4 million participated.
Schools now know they have to provide equal funding.
The legislation has been given much credit for the achievement of women in the athletic world. Sports are now something girls just do and are entitled to, and there is no need to apologize. Like all legislation, Title IX was instituted both as a result of social change and also to help foster and solidify social change in its current direction. That helps girls in the socialization process to have a broader range of opportunities open to them-they now know they can grow up to be like Jackie Joyner Kersey or FloJo or have Nike ads. Not that Title IX has been without detractors.