More than 50 years after President Nixon signed Title IX into law, athletes in Claremont are learning from and about it. This past month, some of our Stags and Athenas have undergone training designed to equip them with the skills to prevent sexual assault and to support survivors.
Tag: 50 Years of Title IX
‘Women are quite capable of doing the job equally or better than [men] do’: Jodie Burton on more than 40 years of coaching at CMS
Before she became CMS’ longest-serving coach, Jodie Burton was growing up in Whittier, Calif., fighting just for the opportunity to participate in sports.
50 years ago, Title IX leveled the playing field for women athletes
In 1972, the 5C’s offered their first women’s varsity sports, thanks to the newly-passed Title IX which mandated equal numbers of men’s and women’s sports teams.