Title IX

Some local public and private high schools will roll out girls flag football to their athletics programs in the spring. Hawaiʻi is the 12th state to sanction the sport.

The Conversation talked to ACLU Hawaiʻi Legal Director Wookie Kim and Campbell High alum Ashley Badis, the lead plaintiff in the case, about the settlement.

Part of the settlement reached last week requires the Department of Education and the Oʻahu Interscholastic Association to hire an independent evaluator to ensure Campbell High girls receive equivalent sports offerings and athletic benefits. HPR's Cassie Ordonio spoke to the lead plaintiff about Title IX and paving the way for future student-athletes.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Sabrina McKenna is being recognized this year for her many achievements, including paving the way for other women in the legal profession. The Conversation's Russell Subiono spoke with McKenna about her mentors and achievements throughout her career.

There was a proposed change to Title IX called “The Casey Amendment,” which would have gutted critical verbiage, changing the outcome of funding to women’s athletic programs. It is the subject of a New York Times documentary short released this summer by Oscar award-winning independent producer Ben Proudfoot.

We’re celebrating 50 years of Title IX as we remember the legacy of Patsy Takemoto Mink. What does gender equity look like today? We are specifically looking at athletics in lower and higher education in Hawaiʻi with guests Lois Manin, University of Hawaiʻi Associate Athletics Director, and Wookie Kim, ACLU of Hawaiʻi Legal Director.

Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discrimination based on sex, turned 50 on Thursday. To mark the occasion, an official portrait of the late Title IX champion Patsy Mink was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol.

In 1964, Patsy Mink became the first Asian-American and woman of color elected to serve in Congress. The Conversation sat down with award-winning filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford, the director of the 2008 documentary "Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority," to learn more about her.

June 23, 1972, is a day that former volleyball player Marilyn Moniz remembers well. It marked a door of opportunity, a path of possibility — and it was partially thanks to Maui’s Patsy Mink. The 50th anniversary of Title IX is Thursday, June 23.

"Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress" is the title of a new biography out this month. The Conversation learned more about the book from her daughter Gwendolyn "Wendy" Mink, as well as co-author and historian Judy Tzu-Chun Wu.