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Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

Ann Meyers Drysdale prepares her court-side broadcast prior to a Phoenix Mercury basketball game, Friday, June 3, 2022 in Phoenix. Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of Famer, longtime TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in a story for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women.(AP Photo/Matt York) FILE - Basketball Hall of Fame finalist Jamaal Wilkes, center, is greeted by George Gervin, from left, Elgin Baylor, James Worthy, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Bill Walton and David Robinson during a news conference announcing the 2011 Hall of Fame finalists at the NBA All Star weekend in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Marsha Sharp, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Debbie Ryan and others all worked their way through the nascent days of Title IX to the heights of women’s basketball. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Ann Meyers Drysdale prepares her court-side broadcast prior to a Phoenix Mercury basketball game, Friday, June 3, 2022 in Phoenix. Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of Famer, longtime TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in a story for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/Matt York) FILE - Ann Meyers drives during practice at the NBA rookie camp for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sept. 10, 1978. The Hall of Famer, long-time TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in an essay for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Phoenix Mercury general manager Ann Meyers Drysdale, left, talks with forward Cappie Pondexter as they wait for the start of practice for the WNBA Finals in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. The Hall of Famer, long-time TV basketball analyst and mother of three shares how Title IX has shaped her life and career in an essay for The Associated Press, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life