50 years of Title IX: A look at ‘a notable first step’ toward a more equitable playing field for women and girls

June 23, 2022 - Mary Kate Brogan

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX’s passage in 1972. The federal civil rights law was a historic measure to prohibit sex-based discrimination in any educational entity that receives funding from the U.S. government. But the law’s impact has been felt in areas beyond education in the decades since.

VCU News spoke with four Virginia Commonwealth University experts, including Carrie LeCrom, Ph.D., executive director of the Center for Sport Leadership at the School of Business, about the impact Title IX has had on the American public.

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