"See Ponts, supra note 18. TheWomen’s Sports Foundation reported a ten-fold increase—from 4% to 40%—in the number of girls playing sports. See Women’s Sports Foundation, Title IX and the Rise of Female Athletes in America (Sept. 2 2016), https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/education/title-ix-and-the-rise-of-female-athletes-in-america/ (“Before Title IX, one in 27 girls [4%] played sports. Today that number is two in five [40%].”)"
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