Title IX and its Effect on American Culture

Each of these statements describes the key areas after the enactment of Title IX

 
1. Federal  funding  is  now  available  for  girls  sports  so  that  schools  can  offer  sports  programs  for  both  
boys  and  girls.    Athletics  facilities  are  available  to  both  boys  and  girls  (locker  rooms,  fields,  pools,  
etc.)    The  number  of  girls  participating  in  sports  has  risen  dramatically.    Women  are  more  active  in  
sports  at  the  college  and  professional  levels.    Girls  who  are  athletes  are  less  likely  to  smoke,  drink,  
use  drugs  and  experience  unwanted  pregnancies.      
 
2. Title  IX  has  led  to  a  higher  number  of  female  faculty  members  and  women  hired  into  
administrative  positions.    The  wage  gap  is  narrowing.  
 
3.  Today,  girls  and  boys  spend  equal  amounts  of  time  on  the  computer  both  at  home  and  at  school.  
 
4. Gender  stereotypes  are  changing  in  society,  texts,  and  classrooms.    Equal  attention  and  a  
supportive  learning  environment  in  all  subject  areas  have  been  recognized  as  important  
safeguards  to  ensure  that  girls  get  the  most  from  their  education.    Girls  are  encouraged  to  think  of  
themselves  in  future  careers  not  only  as  mothers,  nurses,  secretaries  or  teachers,  but  also  as  
scientists,  doctors,  lawyers  and  engineers.  
 
5. Today  women  enter  college  at  higher  rates  than  men.    Women  now  earn  undergraduate  and  
graduate  degrees  at  much  higher  rates  than  they  used  to  and  go  into  fields  that  were  traditionally  
dominated  by  men,  such  as  medicine  and  law.    This  has  fueled  women’s  economic  progress.  
 
6. Sexual  harassment  in  education  includes  any  unwanted  and  unwelcome  sexual  behavior  that  
significantly  interferes  with  a  student’s  access  to  educational  opportunities.    The  Supreme  Court  
has  confirmed  that  schools  have  an  obligation  under  Title  IX  to  prevent  and  address  harassment  
against  students,  whether  perpetrated  by  peers  or  by  employees  of  the  school  system.  
 
7. Schools  must  allow  girls  and  boys  access  to  all  courses  and  not  discriminate  on  the  basis  of  gender.    
The  law  says  girls  must  be  free  to  pursue  career  training  in  courses  like  aviation,  automotive  
repair,  and  architectural  drafting,  while  boys  can  choose  to  pursue  cooking,  nursing,  and  
cosmetology.  
 
8. High  school  girls  now  take  upper-­‐level  math  and  science  courses  required  for  math  and  science  
majors  in  college  at  the  same  rate  as  boys.    The  percentage  of  girls  taking  Advanced  Placement  
calculus  and  AP  physics  have  increased.  
 
9. Title  IX  requires  that  standardized  test  must  meet  valid  predictors  of  success  in  the  areas  being  
tested  and  that  they  measure  what  they  say  they  measure.  
 
10. The  law  recognizes  how  important  it  is  for  all  young  people  to  have  access  to  education,  not  just  
for  their  future  economic  independence  and  self-­‐sufficiency,  but  also  for  the  health  and  
development  of  their  children.    Under  this  law,  schools  cannot  deny  access  to  education  because  of  
pregnancy  or  parenting.