50 Years Later: How Title IX Has Influenced the World of Sports and the Effect it has had on Female Athletes

Author

Catherine JeffersFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-7-2022

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Journalism

First Advisor

Deborah Hall

Second Advisor

Cynthia Joyce

Third Advisor

Vanessa Gregory

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis aims to research the opportunities given to women within sports, and perceptions around their identities in the sporting industry. This thesis highlights the history of Title IX and its’ impact on gender in sports. This thesis also discusses the lack of women’s sports represented in media and the limited number of women in positions of power in sports. Since sports were introduced into modern culture, women have been advocating and fighting for their right to participate in sporting events and forcing even more complex conversations around equal compensation for their play.

Recommended Citation

Jeffers, Catherine, "50 Years Later: How Title IX Has Influenced the World of Sports and the Effect it has had on Female Athletes" (2022). Honors Theses. 2496.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2496

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