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Title Ix: Taking A Stand Against Sex Discrimination In Education And Athletics

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 19721 has given women more opportunities in academics and athletics. Since it was passed in 1972, it shows how women can be just as successful as men and they both have equal opportunities. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in all education programs. It has made a large impact on the lives of many Americans today, by allowing them to make decisions and choosing the school they would like to attend. It applies to almost everyone, whether you go to an elementary school, or a university or college.
Before Title IX, women were not admitted into certain colleges, such as the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Virginia. Their state law prohibited women being accepted into their college, but after Title IX was passed they had to admit women into their university. Married women were also unable to attend colleges and universities. They refused to admit any married women into their school. These things changed after the law was passed in 1972, and has given women today more opportunities to be the best they can, despite being the gender they are or having a child.
Firstly, there is a difference in the education gap that exists between men and women completing certain amount of years in college. Before Title IX was passed, 18 percent of females completed four years of college after they graduated from high school, while 26 percent of males completed four years of college. Today, the majority of students in colleges and universities are women, eliminating the education gap. Title IX has allowed women to accomplish more goals and be more successful.
Before the law was passed, more females dropped out of school than males, because they could become pregnant and have a child. Now schools are not able to expel, suspend, or discriminate against any female if this is to happen. This has caused the dropout rate to decline 30 percent. However, the percent of teen mothers rose from less than 1...