Title IX requires that any educational institution receiveing federal funding cannot discriminate in activities or programs, including athletics, on the basis of sex.
However, the legislation does not...
Katrina Adams is no stranger to breaking barriers.
One of the first Northwestern women’s tennis players to earn All-American and All-Big Ten honors, she was also the first Black leader of the U.S....
Passed in 1972, Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination at any U.S. educational institution that receives federal financial assistance, including Northwestern. In accordance with this statute, the...
Title IX’s passage not only expanded opportunities for female athletes, but also for women in sports media. Many Northwestern women alumni have become leaders in the industry, covering everything from...
I had never heard of Title IX in the winter of 1972. And if someone had told me what it meant, as a restless fifth-grader who spent most of my time chasing after my brothers and the other boys in the neighborhood,...
