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...should have noted the role that Title IX played in this victory. The Title IX amendment, which prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded educational institutions and gave a boost to women's athletics, became law the year Mia Hamm was born: 1972. It is important to remember that while the team members' outstanding play brought home the World Cup, Title IX opened the door to make it all possible. HOWARD K. WATKINS Fresno, Calif...
Kournikova is our fault. Babe City is not. Objectification, yes, sure, to a point. But it is objectification without objection. The soccer players are strong, smart, capable, achievement-oriented athletes. Every member of the team has a college degree or is pursuing one. Daughters of Title IX, they've never been told what they cannot do. They feel good about themselves. They feel free to make choices and to put their personalities--and other assets--on exhibit. "Hey, I ran my ass off for this body," said Chastain. "I'm proud...
...time my daughter was in grade school, Title IX had kicked in. I found myself becoming a soccer mom before pollsters knew there was such a thing. Courtney became a Stoddert Stomper, playing on the team at the neighborhood school. There she was in a bright gold mesh-and-Lycra uniform, shoes with cleats. Much of the time, it wasn't pretty; the kids all went where the ball was. They were sprinting, passing, lunging and kicking with abandon, just like the boys. I stood there amazed. A child I hardly recognized as my own hurled herself toward the goal...
Radcliffe tripped on Title IX law as well. SomeRadcliffe leaders had envisioned that parts of theInstitute might be open to women fellowsonly--until they were informed that that would beillegal. Laws prohibiting sex discrimination ineducation make an exception for traditionallyall-women undergraduate institutions, likeRadcliffe College, but not post-graduate programs,like the Radcliffe Institute...
They are also concerned that Title IX law and entrenched College policy prohibit programs like Radcliffe's externships and mentorships from being open to women only...