Women in Sports

By ajimenez5

  • Title IX was passed

    Title IX was passed
    Title IXIn 1972 title IX was passed as a law which allowed women to start having coaching and more administrative positions in the sports industry. It also allowed for women to have more access to participate in sports which in turn allowed for them to have more acces to scholarships.

  • Battle of the Sexes match

    Battle of the Sexes match
    In 1973 Billie Jean king becomes the first women to win the battle of sexes match against bobby riggs a male tennis player who would normally taunt all female tennis players. With this win King made history as far as women getting respect in sports.

  • Junko Tabei climbs Mt. Everast

    Junko Tabei climbs Mt. Everast
    Junko Tabei of Japan becomes the first women ever to successfully climb Mt. Everast.

  • Three Point Test for title ix compliance

    Three Point Test for title ix compliance
    In compliance with title ix institutions had to pass each of the three following criteria. First the number of female and male athletes at a school must be in proportion to the overall student body. If women are half the school's population then half of it's athletes should be women. Second a school must demonstrate that it has increased opportunities for women. Finally a school must continue to show that it's existing athletic programs meet the interests of women on campus.

  • First women athlete in the Olympic marathon

    First women athlete in the Olympic marathon
    Joan Benoit winning the 1984 olympic marathonIn 1984 Joan Benoit became the first women athlete to compete in the Olympic marathon and winning the event.

  • Women's Professional Volleyball Association is formed

    Women's Professional Volleyball Association is formed
    In 1986 the first women's sports profesional organization is formed. After several years of trying to form the volleyball association, the organization was finally able to form in 1986 with the approval of congress

  • Civil rights act of 1987 was passed

    Civil rights act of 1987 was passed
    In 1987 the civil rights act was passed with much stronger provisions for title ix. With this colleges had to now start following the title ix law and all fifty states started offering state championships for girls sports and the ncaa sanctioned seventeen national championships for women.

  • Jackie Joyner-kersee

    Jackie Joyner-kersee
    In 1992 Jackie Joyner-Kersee became the greatest multievent track and field athlete of all time regardless of gender. This really made it apparent that women are finally becoming huge influences in sports.