Why does Title IX not require the same amount be spent on men and womens sports?
The Javits Amendment stated that legitimate and justifiable discrepancies for nongender related differences in sports could be taken into account (i.e., the differing costs of equipment or event management expenditures). A male football player needs protective equipment such as pads and a helmet, and a female soccer player needs shin guards. Title IX does allow for a discrepancy in the cost of the equipment as long as both the football and soccer player received the same quality of equipment. However, a woman’s ice hockey player must receive the same protective equipment that a men’s ice hockey player would receive, inasmuch as the protective equipment is the same.
