en have also made significant inroads in specialty fields. For example, the proportion of women gynecologists/obstetricians rose from 8 percent in 1970 to 39 percent in 1995, an increase similar to increases in their numbers in the field of medicine overall. Just as medical schools had discouraged young women from admission, so had some nursing schools discouraged young men. In 1972, the rate of men graduating with nursing degrees was only 1 percent. In 1996, the rate rose to 5 percent. So looking at Title IX from a completely academic/social viewpoint, its effects prove to be all positive. Alternatively, the athletic modifications that have r!
Title IX's application to collegiate athletics has three primary areas: financial assistance, accommodation of athletic interests, and programs areas. First, fin
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