Women In Sports/Title IX (Education Amendments Act, 1972)


Overview

"Gender Equity in Sports". CQ Researcher. 1997. p. 337+. Hot Topics Table.

"High School Sports". CQ Researcher. 1995. P. 825+. Hot Topics Table.

"College Sports". CQ Researcher. 1994. P. 745+. Hot Topics Table.

WWW Women’s Sports Page: An Index of Links to Women’s and Girls’ Sports Pages Around the WWW.
Links to specific sports as well as issues, organizations, and general information. Created by Amy Lewis, MLIS.

Specific Resources

Empowering Women in Sports
This site give information on the challenges of womens’ participation in sports. Produced by the Feminist Majority Foundation's Task Force on Women and Girls in Sports.

Gender Equity in Sports
This site is designed to serve as a resource for the state of affairs in interscholastic or intercollegiate sport. Information on Title IX, lawsuits, NCAA changes in participation, legislative action, statistics, and much more are available here. The content and data are primarily based on an ongoing project being maintained by Mary C. Curtis and Dr. Christine H.B. Grant at the University of Iowa.

Title IX: A Selective Bibliography
Eighteen page bibliography of books and articles relating to Title IX. Compiled by the Baseball Hall of Fame Library.

Women in Baseball
Based on the exhibit by the same name, gives information on the history of women in baseball as well as extensive bibliographies on the sport and Title IX as well as links to other Web resources.


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