Connecticut Policy Robs Girls of Athletic Opportunities
By Caroline Roberts | August 27, 2020 | 5:07pm EDT
High school athletes at the start of the 100m race during the 2013 NYC Mayor's Cup Outdoor Track and Field Championships. (Photo credit: Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, a civil rights law crucial to securing equal educational opportunities for women.
Since its passage, Title IX has paved the way for women all over the country to choose the education they want, pursue careers of their choice, and participate in sports at elite levels. Nearly forty years after Title IX was passed, more than 190,000 women participate in college sports every year. Before that, fewer than 30,000 did.
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