I think it must be in the New York Times style book. Any time the words women and sports appear in an article, the Times invariably celebrates the success of Title IX — even when it amounts to logical gobbledygook.

In an article about women’s fashion and how girls are more comfortable being “chubby” these days we have this assertion:

The reasons for the attitude shift among a new generation of girls, experts surmise, include the influence of, notably, Jennifer Lopez, and of muscular athletes like Serena and Venus Williams, who are more visible than they would have been before Title IX, the law that bars sex discrimination at institutions receiving federal funds.