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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 189059" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I watched a documentary three or four years ago about <em>Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972</em>, and where we are with it today. It was called "Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports" It was a real eye opener as to how acceptable it still is to make women seem like less than men. I highly recommend watching it. You should be able to find it at the library.</p><p></p><p>Title IX was the law that gave women equality in education - and thereby college scholarships for women athletes. </p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Shirley Chisholm was interviewed for the documentary. Some may remember that Mrs. Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress. What a frank and honest woman, a real example of what we can be. In the interview, Mrs. Chisholm said that in her life she had been discriminated against because she was black, and she had been discriminated against because she was a woman. She said that being black was nowhere near as much of a roadblock to success as being a woman is. I believe that she is correct in this estimate.</p><p></p><p>I believe and it is my experience in life that a black man can be a member of the good ole boy's club. I say that with the qualification that I have lived my life in a very liberal Northern state. I think that women are still a long way off from joining that club or eliminating that club. I hope that we will see it in my lifetime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 189059, member: 99"] I watched a documentary three or four years ago about [i]Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972[/i], and where we are with it today. It was called "Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports" It was a real eye opener as to how acceptable it still is to make women seem like less than men. I highly recommend watching it. You should be able to find it at the library. Title IX was the law that gave women equality in education - and thereby college scholarships for women athletes. [INDENT]"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." [/INDENT]Shirley Chisholm was interviewed for the documentary. Some may remember that Mrs. Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress. What a frank and honest woman, a real example of what we can be. In the interview, Mrs. Chisholm said that in her life she had been discriminated against because she was black, and she had been discriminated against because she was a woman. She said that being black was nowhere near as much of a roadblock to success as being a woman is. I believe that she is correct in this estimate. I believe and it is my experience in life that a black man can be a member of the good ole boy's club. I say that with the qualification that I have lived my life in a very liberal Northern state. I think that women are still a long way off from joining that club or eliminating that club. I hope that we will see it in my lifetime. [/QUOTE]
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