After Title IX, girls still face discrimination in sports
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Decades after Title IX, girls face tough battles on and off the sports field
It’s been nearly 50 years since the passage of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at federally funded schools, including in athletic programs. But violations still exist, with schools often providing better opportunities and benefits for boys sports. Amna Nawaz takes a look at one San Diego-area high school team that fought to settle the score.
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This story was produced in partnership with "Unlevel Playing Fields," a project of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Merrill College of Journalism.
After Title IX, girls still face discrimination in sports
Clip: 4/11/2022 | 8m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
It’s been nearly 50 years since the passage of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at federally funded schools, including in athletic programs. But violations still exist, with schools often providing better opportunities and benefits for boys sports. Amna Nawaz takes a look at one San Diego-area high school team that fought to settle the score.
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This story was produced in partnership with "Unlevel Playing Fields," a project of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Merrill College of Journalism.