[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H5874-H5875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TITLE IX IS SLAM DUNK

  (Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, a player dunked in a 
Sunday night basketball game. Most Americans might not think that's 
news, but when you tell them the player was the WNBA's Candace Parker, 
only the second woman to dunk in WNBA history, you get a different 
reaction.
  Parker's slam dunk is just one more sign that title IX is a slam 
dunk. At its core, title IX is a one-sentence law that bans sex 
discrimination in Federally funded education programs. Title IX tore 
down the quotas in law and medical schools that would often limit the 
enrollment of women to 15 per year.
  Today, more women than men are attending college. And in law schools,

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women are now the majority. In 1970, only one out of 27 high school 
girls played varsity sports. Today that figure is two in five, and 
these girls are reaping the benefits that come from sports: lower rates 
of substance abuse, unintended pregnancies, breast cancer, and 
osteoporosis.
  Title IX has made it possible for women to pursue any career they 
want. I am excited to see what today's girls and young women will do 
with the opportunities title IX will provide for their futures.

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