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- Title
URBAN STRUGGLES: AN ANALYSIS OF TITLE IX AND URBAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS.
- Authors
Pusch, Jennifer
- Abstract
The article examines the level of athletic opportunities facing high school girls in U.S. urban school districts. An overview of Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972 is provided. Topics discussed include the importance of athletic participation to the physical health and education of young girls, purpose of Title IX, and its limited capabilities for boosting athletic opportunities for girls in urban areas.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SCHOOL sports for girls; URBAN high schools; SCHOOL districts; TITLE IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; AFFIRMATIVE action programs in education; HIGH school girls; HEALTH
- Publication
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 2, p317
- ISSN
1943-1600
- Publication type
Article