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1970
Title IX is proposed to Congress, and discussions around a law are brought up. -
1972
Title IX becomes official after being signed by President Nixon. It prohibits sex discrimination in any educational institution that receives Federal funding. -
1973
In 1973 the University of Michigan did not have one varsity sport for women and 5 years later (1978) they had 10 competitive varsity sports teams -
1975
U.S. Department of Heath, Education, and Welfare finalizes Title IX regulations. Elementary schools are only given one year to comply with the regulations, and high schools and colleges are given three years to comply with the rules stated in Title IX. -
1976
The NCAA challenges the legality of Title IX, but ultimately they are unsuccessful. -
1978
Deadline for high schools and colleges to comply with the regulations regarding Title IX, otherwise they will stop receiving Federal funding. -
1979
An interpretation of Title IX regarding athletes comes out, it is called the "Title IX and Intercollegiate Athletes." A three part test also allows legislation and colleges to determine whether or not they are in compliance with the Title IX requirements. -
1992
The NCAA publishes a Gender-Equity Study which talked about widespread sex discrimination in athletic programs. -
2001
The number of girls playing a high school sport had reached over 2.7 million. -
2012
June 23, 2012 is the fortieth anniversary of Title IX being in effect. -
Period: to
2015-1016
211,886 was the number of women playing a college sport in the U.S. This was a 25% increase from the decade prior.
