Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equality for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding (U.S. Department of Education, 2007 ). No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. – From the preamble to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (U.S. Department of Education, 2007). The current Title IX document was based on 10 key areas: (1) access to higher education (2) employment, (3) athletics, (4) job training; (5) education for pregnant and parenting students, (6) work learning environment, (7) math and science, (8) sexual harassment, (9) standardized testing, and (10) technology (titleixinfo.com.2011). Title IX legislation has been subject to over 20 additional revisions and proposed revision amendments due to the varying interpretations and lifestyle changes that arise in various court cases. History of Title IXTitle IX is historically linked to the social changes that were becoming increasingly noticed after civil rights laws were coming to light. These social changes represented a national effort to end discrimination and establish a mandate to include the excluded into the mainstream (U.S. Department of Education, 2007). It was the federal government that used these laws, created by Title IX, to fulfill the promise of equal opportunity and rights for all people guaranteed by the United States Constitution to develop their talents. As a prime example of the barriers erected before Title IX, Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President J...... center of card ......opportunities in athletics and extracurricular activities. A woman should never be forced to do anything different from a man just because of her gender. This author agrees with the decision that the woman in this case should not have been sent home on mandatory leave. This is the best prejudice. Participating in the pre-game activities of Super Bowl This young girl stated in an interview that her lifelong goal is to become a football player in the National Football League (NFL). This is Title IX at its best. A young girl with a dream; the dream of doing something no other girl has ever done before; a dream of stepping foot into a man's world and having the same opportunity to make HIS dream come true.