For many years women have been fighting for equal pay, equal benefits, and When Congress passed Title IX, women thought they had won the battle, but still they have a long way to go.In 1972,Congress passed the Educational Amendments. One section, Title IX prohibits discrimination against girls and women in federally funded education, which includes athletic programs (Feminist Majority Foundation). Congress developed Title IX because of the gross inequities in college sports (McCullough). The effect has been stunning: the ratio of high school girls on teams has risen from 1 in 27 then, to 1 in 3 today. In 1972, the year Title IX was signed, men coached over ninety percent of women’s teams (Feminist Majority Foundation). Now, men coach half of women’s college teams, but women coach only two percent of men’s teams (Feminist Majority Foundation) The average salary difference between a head coach of a men’s team and a head coach of a women’s team was between $18,000 and $25,000 dollars (Gender Equity). Even in a female dominated sport like gymnastics, the men coaches were paid more on average (Feminist Majority Foundation). Women coaches aren’t just short changed on their salary, the Division I athletic department spent more than twice as much money on recruiting male athletes (Welch). The NCAA found that men receive 70% scholarship money, 77% of operating budgets, and 83% recruiting money (Feminist Majority Foundation). As of women athletes performing, in 1972, women comprised only 15.6 % of college athletes, and as of 1993 the percentage has grown to 34.8 % (Feminist Majority Foundation). COACHING POSITIONSAll Division IMale coachesFemale coachesHead coaches of men's teams2,38957Assistant coaches of men's teams5,738320Total number who are coaching men8,127377Head coaches of women's teams1,3941,245Assistant coaches of women's teams1,8272,440Total number who are coaching women3,2213,685(Welch)Four diffe...
