NIU women’s tennis coach Laura Scott said she’s a product of Title IX, plain and simple.

When Title IX was established in 1972 it opened doors previously closed to women.

“In my high school, all the talk was about this great new legislation,” Scott said.

NIU’s softball coach, Donna Martin said that since 1972 women across the country have benefited from the legislation not only on the field but off.

“It has given a lot of opportunity to women not only through sports but in careers as well,” NIU coach Donna Martin said. “It has opened doors in both administration and education.”

Female NIU coaches expressed favor for the law, however they think that the investigation was warranted.

“I believe some positive changes could be made,” Scott said. “A lot of it goes back to the proportionality, that hurts some of the minor sports.”

Martin agrees that changes could be made and a lot of the new recommendations hinge on the proper enforcement of the law.

“There are some enforcement issues,” Martin said. “I think there needs to be a better outline for what the Department of Education is looking for. There is too much flexibility. I think an interest survey would be good.”

Martin thinks it needs to be more flexible in proportionality and there are some enforcement issues for different parts of the country.

“I’m not sure where its headed,” Martin said. “I wasn’t too upset with the way it was written in the first place. We have to have [the law]. Without it, we would never have the chances we have had.”