Title IX Event List

National Archives will host the exhibit: All American: The Power of Sports beginning on September 16. WSF and Billie Jean King are on the honorary committee. This event runs until January 2024.

The Women’s Sports Foundation will host a briefing for congressional members and staffers on Capitol Hill commemorating the 37th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). This discussion will focus on the wellbeing of athletes and efforts for greater gender equity in sports. Speakers will include student-athletes, elite athletes, and women’s sports advocates.

Open May 12 through September 4, 2022, the New York Historical Society’s Title IX exhibit will include select items from the Women’s Sports Foundation and Billie Jean King Archives.

Sarah Axelson will present at the 8th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women & Sport in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The IWG on Women & Sport is the world’s largest network dedicated to advancing gender equity and equality in sport, physical education and physical activity.

The ESPN: Fifty/50 four-part docuseries, 37 Words by Dawn Porter and Nicole Newnham, will air in June. The first two parts will air on June 21 with the third and fourth parts airing on June 28. The docuseries tells the story of Title IX, and explores the legacy of the law through storytelling and examining current gender equity issues in sports.

Title IX: The 37 Words That Changed America is a Candace Parker produced documentary about the history and importance of Title IX. Sarah Axelson and Billie Jean King were interviewed and featured in this documentary which can be viewed below.

The Connecticut Sun will host a Title IX panel discussion prior to their game against the New York Liberty. Participants include: Clare Marash (moderator), Ann McAllister, Jen Rizzotti and WSF’s VP of Research & Education, Karen Issokson-Silver.

Lead1 Association will host a Title IX reception in D.C. with members of Congress, NCAA college administrators, athletes, conference commissioners and pro team owners. WSF is a proud supporter of this event.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a special live “Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy” podcast will be recorded at the Paley Center for Media, featuring two former Women’s Sports Foundation presidents, Angela Ruggiero and Phaidra Knight, to discuss the impact of the civil rights law on women’s sports.

Women’s Sports Foundation Sports 4 Life grantee, Lost Boyz, is the recipient of a Built to Play safe play space, an initiative of ESPN and love.futbol, a global nonprofit that creates community sports fields that act as catalysts for sustainable social change.

Hear from WSF’s Vice President, Advocacy and other leaders during a Title IX 50th Anniversary Panel discussion on 2/20/22

Babson College hosted a Title IX Panel Discussion for their student-athletes to highlight the progress that has been made and what work still needs to be done. Morgan Powell spoke on this panel, you can watch highlights below.

Farmingdale State College hosted a Title IX 50th anniversary discussion to celebrate the milestone and discuss next steps for the law. Panelists included Sarah Axelson, Val Ackerman, Richard Lapchick, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley and Donna Lopiano. You can learn more below.