Kendall Coyne and Candace Parker talk about how Title IX helped pave the way for them as they continue to fight for equality in sports.
CHICAGO -- It's been 50 years since the passing of Title IX, and 40% of all athletes are women despite the inequalities that continue.
"I was mostly surrounded by boys. I didn't realize that there weren't girls' teams, I just felt I was where I belonged. I was on a hockey team, and there just happened to be no other girls there," said Coyne."I grew up wanting to play for the Blackhawks. Not realistic, but what is realistic," Coyne said. 'And then I saw Cammy Granado, that's what I want to do. I want to play in the Olympics.
She would later become the first and only female to compete with the men in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. It was an opportunity that opened doors for her as a Blackhawks development coach and T.V. analyst. "I didn't know they didn't let women play professionally - it blew my mind that that wasn't a thing already," Parker said."I immediately switched from wanting to be like Michael Jordan to wanting to be like Cynthia Cooper."
"I have a pro-career. All of this is made possible by legislature called Title IX," Parker said in the documentary."I hope that people are able to realize how important this really is and that it's not something that's been done. So we've done our work. It's ever-evolving and it needs our conscious attention."
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