P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y S C O T T B U S C H M A N
Title IX
LEVELED THE
PLAYING FIELD?
HAS
By Sherry Posnick-Goodwin
A F E D E R A L L A W is passed that protects students against
sex discrimination. Known as Title IX, the law means
girls can participate equally in athletic programs and enroll in STEM
courses (science, technology, engineering and math) once viewed as
a career path for males. Because of Title IX, girls now attend the uni-
versity of their choice and take advantage of other rights their mothers
and grandmothers were denied. Today's young women may take their
civil rights for granted, but the battle was hard-fought, and on some
campuses the battle continues.
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