Title IX opened doors, but not wide enough
Two weeks ago my Metro Sports Report colleague Mark Dukes recalled two significant historical events in a column titled, “Title IX not entirely fair for males.”
One occurred in 1984, when Iowa City West athlete Amy Chu – in the absence of a girls soccer program at her school – fought for and won the right to play on the boys team. When Chu entered a game against Jefferson, Mark remembered, the J-Hawk boys walked off in protest.
The other was the landmark 1972 Title IX ruling requiring colleges that receive federal funding to take steps to provide equal opportunities, facilities and scholarships for women – in athletics as in other arenas. It was the beginning of a tectonic shift toward greater gender balance in college and high school sports.
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