Abstract

Title IX in collegiate athletics aims to provide female athletes with the same opportunities as their male counterparts, through equal resources, financial scholarships, viewership, etc by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender. This is accomplished through certain compliance standards and a Three Prong Test. However, the results of a literature review show that Black female athletes, female coaches and administrators, and male athletes whose sport has been cut still don’t receive fully equal opportunities. Through the creation of an oral history project with the William Berge Center and Special Archives at Eastern Kentucky University, personal stories and experiences related to Title IX and the importance of continuing to recognize female athletes will be highlighted, with a specific emphasis on how success is defined in the culture surrounding sports today. An analysis of what Title IX looks like currently compared to what it looked like prior to and then when Title IX was passed is one of the main goals of this project. While women are continuing to fight the same fight that has been happening for over decades, what is valued in women’s sports has changed, especially since the number of girls participating in sports had increased dramatically since the passage of Title IX.

Semester/Year of Award

Spring 2024

Mentor

Jackie Couture

Mentor Professional Affiliation

Special Archives and Collections

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Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Honors Scholars

Degree Level

Bachelors

Department

Nursing

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