Game Changer: Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 - Ms. Magazine

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It's been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law. 'But for all its successes, Title IX has faced consistent attacks throughout its [50] years.'

Rep. Edith Green , Rep. Patsy Mink , Sen. Birch Bayh and other advocates who helped shepherd Title IX from bill to law were concerned about discrimination all the way from kindergarten up, including the widespread exclusion of women from public colleges and universities, graduate schools, professional schools and vocational programs.

Indeed it has. The numbers of women in higher education, particularly in law, medicine, business, veterinary and dentistry, have increased dramatically. Women now earn the majority of both undergraduate and graduate degrees, although the numbers are smaller in some traditionally male-dominated fields.

Title IX has also helped female athletes fight for more equitable treatment, as evidenced by the thousands of Title IX complaints filed and the landmark decisions that have awarded millions of dollars to plaintiffs. Title IX has also had a ripple effect that spread internationally to the Olympics, which this summer will see women participate for the first time in all the sports that men do, including boxing.

 

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