This article was titled Studies Shows Hope for Equality in Women's Sports. The source was Women in higher education. It was published February 6, 2008.
Since title IX went into effect the number of women participating in athletics has increased and the number of female coaches has also increased steadily. This year their were 9,101 women teams competing in college athletics, which is the new record. Sports most available to women in college are basketball, volleyball, soccer, and cross-country. I think these sports attract women the most, which is why they're most available. Their are 180,000 women that compete in college sports to this day. This is mainly because of the legislation being enforced and because of this women are getting covered by more media also. New teams are being established for women and women are being accepted into the athletic society, which is great. If men deny women the right to play, then women are missing learning the life lessons that come along with playing. Women athletics need to see role models in leadership positions and I think this is slowly coming about.
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One thing to think about too (we talked about this in class) is that more women would be attracted to sports if they had the same equipment, jerseys, and facilities as the already established male teams. I mean, I love playing basketball no matter what, but you wonder how many more people would be involved if women's teams we offered the same amount of money and the same caliber refs and coaches as men's teams.
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