reds of thousands or even millions, women are struggling to make fifty thousand. The average salary for a woman in the WNBA is $37,500. A big deal was made this year about the United States womens soccer team winning the championship. A lot of the press was directed towards one thing-the fact that after the winning goal was scored by Brandi Chastain, she took off her shirt and swung it around her head, just as a man does. Some people found it wrong that she ran around in her sports bra. That move brought more attention to womens soccer than it ever had before. Talk shows and comedy persons mocked her repeatedly. I saw it on at least three shows myself. This is the most media coverage women in sports have seen in a long time. College womens teams will only make the news on a very rare occasion. In order to help women, a bill, Title IX, was passed in 1972 so high school and college girls could get a fair share of the budget. Title IX states, No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or any activity receiving federal financial assistance. For every dollar spent on womens sports, three have been spent on mens. Women represent more than half of the student body, but only make up about two-fifths of all college athletes. Title IX needs to be enforced so colleges can not turn a blind eye towards the situation or adequate funding needs to be provided. Studies show that girls who have the chance to participate in athletics have higher graduation rates, feel all over better about themselves, and are less likely to do drugs or get pregnant. Despite the advancements that have been made possible under Title IX, womens sports have not caught up to mens sports, let alone take more than their fair share.A womans own home is the last place inequality should exist, yet it does exist. Women perform mor...
