Why one sports fan is opening a bar dedicated to women’s sports

Alissa Graff is a sports fan who found out that, despite the growing interest in women's leagues, she would still need to fight for screen time if she wanted to watch women's sports at her local bar. So, over the last year or so, Graf and others have taken things into their own hands, organizing watch party for women's hockey, basketball and more.

Now she hopes to open her own sports bar called Bar IX. It’s a nod to the landmark Title IX amendment that, among many things, expanded women’s access in education and sports.  Alissa Graff joined the program to talk about starting Bar IX and this moment in women's sports. 

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