the history of Title IX:
Rep. Patsy Mink,
Co-author of the Title IX legislation
The 37-word sentence to the right is Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, more commonly known as “Title IX.” Many people associate the Title IX legislation solely with sports. In fact, sports was only one of the areas covered by the legislation. Prior to Title IX, women and girls faced obstacles and discrimination in numerous areas including admissions standards for collegiate institutions, access to financial aid, and access to graduate programs for computer science and engineering as well as professional degree programs at law and medical schools.
Over the past thirty-five(35) years, the legislation has helped reduce gender discrimination and facilitated increased female participation and leadership in the classroom, boardroom, courtroom and on the athletic fields.
Title IX: The Journey Continues: Research
Global Fund for Women
www.globalfundforwomen.org
Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/education/titleix.asp
Assoc. for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE)
www.agele.org
Institute for Women's Leadership
www.womensleadership.com
Step Up Women's Network
www.suwn.org
More Moxie
http://momox.org/titleix.html
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
www.aahperd.org
The Girl Scouts of The USA
www.girlscouts.org
American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
Women in Sports and Events
www.womeninsportsandevents.com
WAGE (Women Are Getting Even)
www.wageproject.com
Title IX
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
-Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972