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Topic: Advocacy - December 20 2022
Meet 5 Title IX Champions for Equality in Women's Sports

Title IX opened the door for women’s equality in sport fifty years ago, but it was a landmark Supreme Court case led by four gymnasts in 1996 that made incredible strides in enforcing the law. Our VIS Advocates are working hard to keep this momentum going today.

By: Jessica Pidgeon

VIS Creator™

Sydney Moore

VIS League™

Topic: Advocacy

December 20 2022

Fifty years ago, the trajectory of women’s sport changed forever. That’s thanks to Title IX, a landmark piece of legislation passed in 1972, 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.” That includes school sports, which meant current and future generations of girls suddenly had access to...
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