"Title IX Fifty Years later" - Episode 075
Fifty years after President Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law, the effects of the Education Amendment on women are significant. In this episode Peggy talks to Jason about how Title IX affected her life, what opportunities were and weren't available to her in the 1970's and work still left to do. Aided by a study from the Women's Sports Foundation the numbers of women helped by Title IX is undeniable yet open to helping even more. Using clips of interviews from the "Pass the Mic" podcast on the Barroom Network, Sarah Spain, Dorothy Gators, Amy Trask and Sam Rapoport reveal how their climb to the tops of their careers were similar paths with and without the support of Title IX.