Title IX: New Opportunities for Girls, But Gender Gap Remains
Nadiya Holley, the quarterback for the Ballou High School flag-football team, eludes opponents during a game this spring. The District of Columbia schools, as well as those in New York City, offer the sport—the closest equivalent to football for girls.
—Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post/Getty
Many more take part in high school sports since 1972, but the gender gap remains huge
Forty years ago next week, 37 words permanently changed the landscape of sports.
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits gender discrimination in any federally financed education program or activity.
Title IX is far-reaching, but the law is most often associated with...
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