Husch Blackwell attorney TaRonda Randall provides a first-person perspective on Title IX in a recent article for WILS Connect, a publication of the Women in Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
"As lawyers, we often celebrate the anniversaries of major changes in the law. June 23, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX states: 'No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.' Although Title IX provides additional protections, many immediately think of the federal law's application to gender equality in athletics."
Read the full article: More Than Just a Game: An Appreciation of Title IX (pages 31 and 32).