Happy 2014 Anniversary to Title IX

by Robert Wilkinson

42 years ago today, Title IX was signed into law in the US. That allowed equal rights for women to compete in college sports and ended gender discrimination in education, changing the world forever.

From Wiki, Title IX was part of the Equal Opportunity in Education Act that 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." It started with LBJ, and was introduced by Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana. From there women secured a bunch of civil and legal rights they hadn't had before then.

So here's a "tip of the hat" to the politicians who did the right thing a long time ago! Now if only we could get our present day politicians to do the right thing by us all....

© Copyright 2014 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[Mark E. Clark]

Thanks, Robert!

I have two sisters who played AAU volleyball back in the 60's, one of them playing in the 64 Olympics, and who have been happy about this law since then. I am an astrologer/their brother. I forwarded a cut & paste of your article to them just now.

Do you have daughters affected by Title IX?

Mark E. Clark
Kansas City, MO area