At the May meeting of the NCAA Gender Equity Forum, sports officials from across the country gathered to discuss how their schools comply with Title IX, which requires that institutions receiving federal money offer equitable athletic opportunities to male and female students. At that meeting, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights unveiled [...]
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Title IX Compliance: Know the Score
Posted in Title IX, tagged Compliance, HIgh school sports, Know the Score, The Legal Aid Society, Title IX, Women's Sports Foundation on October 9, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
It would be nice to believe that Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 has served its purpose and there is no longer sex discrimination in schools. We at AAUW know, however, that this is not the case. Thirty-seven years after its passage, Title IX is as necessary as ever. All over the country, [...]
Title IX: Two Lifetimes of Activism
Posted in Title IX, tagged Compliance, Elizabeth Kristen, HIgh school sports, Kathryn Braeman, Know the Score, The Legal Aid Society, Title IX, Women's Sports Foundation on October 9, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Editor’s note: This post was written by the AAUW members whose activism inspired AAUW’s new Program in a Box Title IX Compliance: Know the Score. Kathryn (Kathy) Braeman is a member of the AAUW Arlington (VA) Branch, and her daughter, Elizabeth Kristen, is an AAUW member-at-large. Kathy: Congress passed Title IX of the Educational Amendments [...]
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