In this issue

Title IX at 50
In their own words, Megan Rapinoe, Venus Williams and other world-class athletes reflect on what the landmark 1972 law has meant to them and the work still left to be done.

America’s Best Plastic Surgeons 2022
Newsweek and research and data firm Statista find the top doctors around the country for five popular cosmetic surgery procedures.

Megan Rapinoe – 'I'm proud of where we've gotten to'

Soccer great Megan Rapinoe talks with best-selling author Roxane Gay about her career, her advocacy work and legislating equality

10+ mins

Venus Williams – ‘We're Celebrating Equality, Not Just Wins'

Tennis-great venus williams on the ongoing fight for pay parity and trying to live her best life

7 mins

‘TITLE IX MOVED MOUNTAINS—BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO DO'

Distance swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist JANET EVANS on the need to continue building equity and inclusion in sports

5 mins

‘YOU HAVE TO LET THE GAME COME TO YOU'

College hoops star ALIYAH BOSTON on her championship path and why Black women in sports deserve more respect

7 mins

‘Men and Women Need to Fight Together for Equality'

Track and field-great Jackie Joyner-Kersee on winning Olympic gold and her hopes for the next generation of female athletes

8 mins

'Title IX Was Life-changing'

Beach volleyball champion Misty May-Treanor on her path to Olympic gold and the opportunities made possible by Title IX

5 mins

Lisa Fernandez – 'Sports Is One Way to Teach So Much About Life'

Lisa Fernandez, 51, has often been called women's softball's greatest-of-all-time. An overpowering pitcher and a great hitter, in the 1990s she led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles and the U.S. Olympic team to three gold medals, helping to spark the sport's tremendous growth in popularity since then. She is now an assistant coach at UCLA. The following conversation has been edited for space and clarity. -Meredith Wolf Schizer

2 mins

Sheryl Swoopes – 'I made guys respect me as a baller'

Basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes talks about being a Title IX baby and the first woman drafted into the WNBA

5 mins

Why Sports Nearly Didn't Make It Into Title IX

The daughter of Representative Patsy Mink, Title IX’s legislative champion, recounts the personal drama behind the near-exclusion of athletics from the law

5 mins

A Good Guy Movie Star Steps Into the Shadows

As the King's manager in the biopic Elvis, Tom Hanks says he tried to take audiences someplace new

5 mins

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