This is a University of Oregon Women In Flight takeover for their Go Do Anything campaign celebrating Title IX’s 50th anniversary.
Sports Illustrated voted Jackie Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time. Her lengthy athletic accomplishments are remarkable, but it’s her work in philanthropy, children's education, racial equality, and women’s rights that she’s most proud of today.
Jackie is joined by fellow Track & Field star and UO Chief Civil Rights Officer and Title IX Coordinator, Nicole Commissiong, BA ‘97 (History, Magazine), JD ‘01. Their conversation is facilitated by Women In Flight intern Makenzie Fancher, MBA ‘23 (Sports Business). They discuss Jackie’s journey from growing up in Illinois to now having the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation there, the impact that Title IX has had in the world, and what she still has in store building her legacy.
To learn more about Women In Flight and the Go Do Anything campaign, visit https://duckathleticfund.net/titleix/.
Music credits:
“EDM Detection Mode” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
