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SI:AM | Title IX’s Next Hurdles

Good morning, I’m Josh Rosenblat. It was 50 years ago today that women’s sports changed forever.

In today’s SI:AM:

u2696ufe0f The future of Title IX
ud83cudfc0 The final mock
u26be Replacing the mud man

The next 50 years of Title IX

Illustration by Cat Sims

On this day, 50 years ago, a 37-word clause inside a new education law set the stage for profound changes to gender equality in sports. The years preceding Title IX and the five decades since its signing have seen a timeline filled with landmark moments, from the NCAA’s lawsuit challenging the statute to the creation of the WNBA to U.