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...decision with each sport rested on several factors,” Joos added. “The national and regional health of the sport, in-state vs. out-of-state competition, Title IX considerations. Sometimes these criteria conflicted, and the success of the sport was outweighed by other factors...
...point would be well taken. Would Bush be able to mitigate these concerns by transferring anti-missile system components to Japan, incooperation with the emergent Navy Theater-Wide program? Would he be able to use our innovations to upgrade Israel’s Arrow missile defense? No, because Article IX prohibits such assistance: “Each Party undertakes not to transfer to other States, and not to deploy outside its national territory, ABM systems or their components limited by this Treaty.” The U.S. wouldn’t even be allowed to transfer “technical...
...more" cross her lips, and muscled-up Jennifer will sweat blood on the court just as soon as rock-hard Andre. You can credit Martina Navratilova for this, what with the way she gave Chris Evert her get-thee-to-a-gym marching orders. Or you can credit Title IX, which for 29 years has said it's illegal to give boys more PT than girls...
...Harvard had to start taking women’s athletics more seriously after Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 insisted on equal spending. These demands coincided with an increased competitiveness and seriousness in women’s college sports...
...sports for women were at a very nascent stage,” says Lissa Muscatine ’76, who was captain of the tennis team and a member of the basketball team. “Still, there was a greater demand for a higher level of competition. Title IX had just been passed, women’s tennis was turning professional and there were more athlete role models for women...