February 20, 2009

Backers of Title IX Hope Obama Will End 'Stalemate' Over Enforcement

By LIBBY SANDER

Supporters of Title IX say they hope that President Obama will step up enforcement of the federal gender-equity law and help college athletics departments comply with its requirements during a time of fiscal hardship.

Although the new president has not spoken substantively about Title IX since taking office last month, he gave signals on the campaign trail as to how he will approach the issue. Those comments were a welcome change of pace among gender-equity advocates, who say

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