of current gaps in intercollegiate participation opportunities is likely undercounted, as investigations of intercollegiate athletics data have found that the majority of NCAA member institutions inflate the number of women participating in sports by double- and triple-counting women athletes who participate in more than one sport more often than the institutions double- and triple-count their male counterparts, counting male practice players on women’s teams as women athletes, and packing women’s teams with extra players who never end up competing. (6) Women and girls in sports also face unequal treatment. They are frequently provided worse facilities, equipment, and uniforms than men and boys, and they receive less financial support and publicity from their schools, as women receive $240,000,000 less than men in athletic-based scholarships annually. For every dollar colleges spend on recruiting, travel, and equipment for men’s sports, they spend 58 cents, 62 cents, and 73 cents, respectively, for women’s sports. (7) Amid ongoing inequitable treatment, athletes and athletics-related staff too often are unaware of the rights and obligations that are described in or come from title IX. In surveys of children and their parents, the majority report not knowing what title IX is. A study conducted by the Government Accountability Office in 2017 found that the majority of high school athletic administrators were unaware of who their title IX coordinator was or felt unsupported by their title IX coordinator. In collegiate sports, the majority of coaches report that they never received formal training about title IX as part of the preparation for their jobs. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) address inequitable and discriminatory treatment of women and girls in sports in elementary and secondary schools, as well as institutions of higher education