Cynthia Pemberton chronicles her struggle to obtain equality for women in sports at Linfield College after she was hired as the as assistant athletic director for women's sports in 1989.
Traces the effects Title IX of the Education Amendments, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in American schools and sports, has had on college and high school sports throughout the country.
Explores the differences in the education and encouragement that boys and girls receive, and discusses alternatives such as single sex classrooms and schools.
Presents information about the Supreme Court case which questioned the Virginia Military Institute's male-only policy and which refueled the debate regarding private, single-gender schools.