event • Lectures

Title IX at 50: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead for Women’s Sports

Thursday, June 23, 2022
4 PM–5 PM ET
Online on Zoom

On the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, we will celebrate the significant strides made in women’s athletics and discuss the inequities that remain. Current and former competitive athletes will reflect on advancements since 1972, share their personal experiences, and consider the best ways to push forward.

Participants

Traci L. Green, Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Tennis and Ragatz Family Coach of Excellence, Harvard University

Melissa Johnson, writer, director, producer; cofounder, 1/27 Pictures

Bekah Salwasser, executive vice president, Social Impact, Boston Red Sox; executive director, Red Sox Foundation

Shira Springer, journalist; lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management

Harvard Radcliffe Institute gratefully acknowledges the Perrin Moorhead Grayson and Bruns Grayson Dean’s Leadership Fund for Academic Ventures, which is supporting this event.