By 
Erin Buzuvis
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Equality sports and Title IX

In 1972 U.S. Congress passed Title IX a law which prohibited discrimination against women in schools colleges and universities -- including school-sponsored sports. Before this law female athletes were few and far between and funding was even scarcer. Erin Buzuvis and Kristine Newhall explore the significance and complexity of Title IX.

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