the.com/women's sports
proof that competition never needed a men's permission slip.
means athletic competition among women, treated for most of history as the undercard to the real event.
from formalized fitfully through the 20th century, with title ix in 1972 forcing american schools to fund it or lose federal money — the law did more for scoreboards than any highlight reel.
title ixone sentence of law, decades of lawsuits
1999 world cup90,000 people watched women play soccer
pay gapoften tied to media coverage, not talent
caitlin clark effectratings spiked overnight, infrastructure didn't