Blog Post for 1/27

Post 1 (20 points): In your first paragraph, explain your research topic and preliminary findings to a friend (or sibling, parent, etc.).  Tell this person why you are interested in this topic and what, specifically, you have learned about it so far in relation to your research question.  This can be informal - try to keep the person's interest and maintain a sense of conversation in your writing.  Include your answer to your research question (thesis) in everyday language.

In your second paragraph, explain your topic again more formally, like you might in a paper or a formal class presentation.  Include the same type of information and level of detail--including your thesis--but work on more sophisticated word choices and sentence structures.


I am researching the impact Title IX has on education and sports and how it effects both men and women. I am very passionate about this topic because it affects me and other girls like me everyday. Ever since 1972, women's participation in sports has increased and according to studies the increase in participation in STEM field should too. It is important to me and my future that men and woman are treated equally and are given the same opportunities and training. This country was built on the foundation of a democracy and everyone should be treated equally no matter if you are a man or a woman.  

Although a step towards equality was made in the United States when Title IX was enacted in 1972, the playing field is still not leveled and this bill made a huge impact on education and sports receiving federal funding and in educational institutions. Title IX has made an huge influence on women and men with the help of Billie Jean King, Donna Lopiano, Chris Evert, Mia Hamm, and more. Unfortunately, it is not enforced as much as it should be. Through the lens of Billie Jean King of the Women's Sports Foundation, as well as other sources, she argues that there is much more work to do to achieve equality. However, many schools have said that the inequality is not the schools' fault, but that women don't choose to participate in sports at the same rate as men. Many schools blame Title IX for harming men's opportunities in wrestling and other sports where men's participation had to be capped. But Title IX is broader than just female athletes having the same opportunities as males. Title IX also applies to education and has an effect on men as well. 

Work Times:

Notecards- 110 mins

Detailed Outline- 40 mins