as a notion of equality, joining me to have this conversation is wendy hilliard.also joined by joetta clark digs. and the wnba player for the new york liberty. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> when people say 40 years have passed and women now have equality in sports, how do you respond? >> title ix's been around for 40 years. when it first started, the opportunities were really not there for girls. 2 was a big difference for high school or college. in 40 years, it's been a huge difference. now it's two out of five, there's been a big, big change. we have a long way to go. >> women weren't doing sports before, because they didn't want to, when in fact a lot of it was gauze of opportunity. >> many of the generation in my family, they all talked about how they loved to play sports much but they just did not have the opportunity. now, you know, moving forward 40 years, i had my opportunity. i knew i wouldn't be able to be a professional athlete on this stage, on a platform without title ix. >> i was watching the olympics this year. they said m