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While celebrating the government’s recent affirmation of Title IX, advocates are determined to pressure the Office for Civil Rights for better enforcement of the law, which they now consider safe through the next general election.
Annika Sorenstam, the first woman to play in a men’s pro golf tournament in over 50 years, calls the Colonial her “own personal Everest.” She leaves it up to others to predict how her breaking of this gender barrier will affect the golf world.
The hiring of women in sports organizations has suffered its first reversal in many years, according to the 2003 Racial and Gender Report Card. The author wonders if the setback is tied to an erosion of federal support for Title IX.
The Women’s National Basketball Association and its players signed an agreement after tense negotiations that almost derailed the entire 2003 season.