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...current revolution which has taken place in women athletics began in 1972, with passage of Title IX of the Education Amendment...
...Title IX was designed to eliminate sex-based discrimination in federally run educational programs. A broad-based bill affecting elementary schools, high schools and colleges, Title IX states that "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 activity receiving federal financial assistance...
...Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued an elaboration of Title IX, in which the bill was interpreted to apply to two main areas of athletics--opportunity and finances...
Until now, women in these programs have technically been protected by Title IX itself. However, many are not fully aware of their rights, because of the absence of a formal procedure for filing grievances, the Justice Department official said...
...official added that "[Title IX] has been amended" since the Education Department issued its regulation. "We hope...that the four agencies that have already implemented regulations will also update them," she said...