Thank You Thursdays: Title IX

soc_zoom.jpgThank you, thank you, thank you for Title IX, which states:

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Passed in June of 1972, you all know what a huge difference this legislation has played in the lives of women and girls. The most celebrated benefit has been women’s involvement in sports (amazingly, an unintended side effect of the original foremothers). In 1972, one in 27 high school girls played sports. Today 1 in 2.5 does.
I used to hear my grandmother’s stories about only getting to bounce the ball three times in gym class and laugh my ass off. I–a two-sport captain–couldn’t imagine such a limit! Sports were where I learned resilience, teamwork, risk-taking, and discipline, among so many other lessons. My sports moments were some of my most joyful through out high school. How did Title IX affect your life?
Check out this profile I wrote of the godmomma of Title IX, the AMAZING Bernice Sandler.

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