Bernice Sandler, the “godmother of Title IX,” said the law she helped write was “the most important step towards gender equality since the 19th Amendment gave us the right to vote.” Title IX turns 50 this week, and it hasn’t aged well.
Title IX prohibits discrimination “under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial aid.” Buried in the 1972 Education Amendment, this provision was dubbed by ESPN the “37 Words That Changed Everything” for the women’s sport. It was initially a boon, opening doors to scholarship and lucrative careers unimaginable before its passage. Yet the march of gender ideologies threatens to expose that progress.
opinion | Title IX and the rise and fall of the women’s sport
Bernice Sandler, the “godmother of Title IX,” said the law she helped write was “the most important step towards gender equality since the 19th Amendment gave us the right to vote.” Title IX turns 50 this week, and it hasn’t aged well.
Title IX prohibits discrimination “under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial aid.” Buried in the 1972 Education Amendment, this provision was dubbed by ESPN the “37 Words That Changed Everything” for the women’s sport. It was initially a boon, opening doors to scholarship and lucrative careers unimaginable before its passage. Yet the march of gender ideologies threatens to expose that progress.