Title IX in the media

The video I have chosen celebrates the 40^th anniversary of Title IX. The video clip interviews two former athletes about Title IX and how they think it has progresses over the years. There is a part where the question is asked how many people even know about the law and if people should. Julie Foudy says that when she teaches soccer camps around the world young girls have no clue what she is talking about when she asks them if the know what Title IX is. She says that five percent of girls raise their hand and that it is a shame because they benefit so much from the law everyday yet they are ungrateful and ignorant of what has made the change for their sake. They disagree with the idea that the stigma about Title IX has died down in the present. They say how in the 70s and 80s everyone was talking about it and it was a common household term whereas now kids don’t even know what it is or give credit where credit is due. The female athletes themselves took the blame for this outcome and said that it’s the job of all females to teach their children and their friends/family all about the law. They say everyone needs to have this positive conversation in order to keep respect for the law because it is not the kids fault because they do not learn about it in school until college where it is presented as a negative light because of its harms on men’s athletics. At the end of the video they tell the audience more ways to find out more on educating the new generation of athletes about this law and all of its benefits so that there never comes a time where the law is solely seen in a negative way. I think the public responds positive to this idea however this news clip wasn’t even broadcasted on television it was on ESPN.com so that shows how much of a priority Title IX media promotion is today.