Title IX In 1970 only 1 in 27 girls participated in high school sports, today that ratio is 1 in 3. Sports are a very important part of the American society. Within sports heroes are made, goals are set and dreams are lived. The media makes all these things possible by creating exposure for the rising stars of today. Within society today, the media has downplayed the role of the woman within sports. When the American people think of women …showed first 75 words of 986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 986 total…this reason, its existence is necessary and requires a greater effort to enforce gender equity for continued progress. Increased female participation in sports and Title IX has changed the political position of girls and young women. Both have challenged and continue to destroy myths that women are inferior to men. They fight stereotypes that women do not have interest in traditionally male-dominated activities. By breaking down these barriers, female opportunity can only continue to soar.