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| CATEGORIES ABOUT TITLE IX | |
| intercollegiate athletics in the united states | |
| sports law | |
| united states federal civil rights legislation | |
| united states federal education legislation | |
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In 1972, Title IX was adopted as an educational amendment, based on the concept that discrimination on the basis of sex is illegal in any educational program receiving federal funding American Association Of University Women , 1992. Title IX prohibited sex discrimination in schools receiving federal financial assistance. The American Association Of University Women implies that while the ideas behind Title IX were fundamentally sound, the U.S. government did not effectively institute this amendment. Enforcement was driven by complaints, and too many schools who did not meet the guidelines slipped through the cracks. , wrote the law as an outgrowth of adversities she faced in obtaining her college degrees at the University Of Hawai'i , University Of Nebraska and University Of Chicago .]] Title IX has recently created controversy, with some groups claiming that because of it, some schools are spending more money on women's traditional sports programs and less money in men's traditional sports programs such as Wrestling and other sports or, in some cases, ending some traditional male sports programs all together. Nonetheless, Title IX has been instrumental in the development of women's sports and it can be said that it helped the public prepare for today's women's professional sports leagues such as the Women's National Basketball Association and Women's United Soccer Association . A few non-college sports leagues have opened competition to men and women in the same events, such as Equestrian competitions, Auto Racing , Sailing , a few Golf tournaments, and Inline Skating under the so-called " Fabiola Rule ", named for Fabiola Da Silva . LEGISLATIVE HISTORY The law was renamed on October 29 , 2002 upon the death of the law's author, Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink . REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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