How Title IX Transformed Women's Sports
![](https://assets.editorial.aetnd.com/uploads/2021/06/title-9-gettyimages-567297519.jpg)
The groundbreaking gender equity law made a lasting impact by increasing the participation of girls and women in athletics.
Katherine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon in 1967. Take a look back at her accomplishment and those of other record-busting female sports stars.
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap24074711617704.jpg?c=original)
Current and former college athletes sue NCAA, alleging Title IX
![](https://i0.wp.com/iolaregister.s3.amazonaws.com/production/uploads/2022/06/20210527-AMX-SPORTS-JUDGE-GRANTS-TEMPORARY-RESTRAINING-ORDER-2-HC.jpg?fit=2580%2C1986&ssl=1)
How Title IX has shaped women's athletics 50 years after its
![](https://media.nbcsportschicago.com/2024/03/GettyImages-2102954533.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
50 years of Title IX: What is Title IX and how has it transformed
![](http://news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220622_titleix_AP_22169635856684.jpg)
How Title IX transformed colleges, universities over past 50 years
![](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/06/10/USAT/4e4b42b5-ff64-4fad-bc27-cfae54716da6-title_ix_timeline_desktop_v3.jpg?crop=3785%2C2129%2Cx421%2Cy0&width=1200)
How Title IX changed college sports for women over the past 50 years
![](https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/womens-sports-title-ix-S-copy.jpg)
How Have Women's Sports Changed Since Title IX?
![](https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Takeaway-title-ix.jpg)
What Changed for Women's Sports When Title IX Became Law
![](https://www.coursehero.com/thumb/96/c7/96c70ff1c324bdf25e40fb8ac994ffb12b776d5d_180.jpg)
How Title IX Transformed Women's Sports & Increased Participation
![](https://creativeaction.network/cdn/shop/products/title-ix-and-the-women-s-sports-revolution-by-jillian-vaughan-18-by-24-print-unframed-print-transcend-moments-in-sports-that-changed-the-game-6924201347_2048x.jpg?v=1600033735)
Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution by Jillian Vaughan
![](https://blogs.chapman.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/03/W-Water-Polo-19-740x410.jpg)
Celebrating 50 Years of the Groundbreaking Gender Equity Law - Title IX - The Voice of Wilkinson
![](https://centennial.org/images/2023/4/22/10.png)
Title IX at 50 - Centennial Conference
![](https://i.natgeofe.com/n/a9e3c4bc-4675-41f7-a40d-c59ba8ced641/STOCK_1982-LATech-Womens-BBall_4x3.jpeg?w=2048&h=1536)
Title IX at 50: How the U.S. law transformed education for women
![](http://news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022_06_22_TitleIX_Sports_Infographic.jpg)
How Title IX transformed colleges, universities over past 50 years