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38th Anniversary of Title IX

June 23, 2010

Title IX states that 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.

Since Title IX was passed 38 years ago, it has been the subject of over 20 proposed amendments, reviews, Supreme Court cases and other political actions. That's why we call it a living, breathing law. It is puzzling why there have been so many attempts to change Title IX since the intent of the law (gender equity) has not been met. Thousands of schools across the country are not in compliance with the law.

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Every educational institution that receives Federal funding must have a Title IX representative. Find yours.

Take action by joining a local organization that helps the Title IX cause.

For more information check out www.titleix.info.

Posts about 38th Anniversary of Title IX:

Why it's time to get beyond patriarchy
posted on June 28, 2010 at 7:16pm

This post is inspired by the 38th anniversary of Title IX which occurred last week. Actually it's "inspired" by this column by a sportswriter, blogger, and basketball fan. Wendy Parker believes it's time to get beyond Title IX. Me, too. But not in the way...more

Title IX Is good for Stanford
posted on June 25, 2010 at 4:21pm

In honor of Title IX's anniversary, here is a great article crediting Title IX for strengthening Stanford University athletics. After the law passed, some in the athletic department were resistant to expanding opportunities for women, but many of them ...more

Title IX Anniversary: STEM Improvements Still Needed
posted on June 24, 2010 at 4:05pm

by Natalie Koski-Karell, Intern,National Women’s Law Center Title IX applies to all types of educational programs and activities and requires all schools that receive federal funding to provide equal opportunities to male and female students, including...more

Mythbusting in honor of Title IX's Anniversary
posted on June 24, 2010 at 1:04pm

Sadly, it seems that every year, folks use Title IX's anniversary to trot out tired old arguments that it's time to "get beyond" Title IX. Because these people obviously don't read this blog, or they wouldn't be so misinformed, it seems like an act of fu...more

On its anniversary, a Title IX debate
posted on June 24, 2010 at 12:50pm

It started this morning when Wendy Parker of Blue Star Basketball stated that we should all be beyond Title IX:But there’s another side to its legacy that threatens to tarnish the positive effects and cloud the challenges facing a more globalized women�...more

The Same Conversation, Thirty Eight Years Later—Happy Birthday, Title IX
posted on June 24, 2010 at 12:30am

by Neena Chaudhry, Senior CounselNational Women’s Law Center I have spent a good chunk of time this week talking about a Title IX trial against Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. The issue is that the school cut its women’s volleyball team to sa...more

Happy Birthday Title IX!
posted on June 24, 2010 at 12:25am

Ha-ppy Birth-day Title IX! (June 23 rd is the 38 th anniversary of Title IX).Con-grat-u-lations to the US Men’s Soccer Team for advancing to the second stage of the World Cup, the first time since, what 1930?What-a-low-class-jerk-you-are, to Algeria soc...more

Why Title IX Matters
posted on June 24, 2010 at 12:22am

So many reasons to complain that Title IX isn't good enough, so many instances in which segregation of sports based upon gender and continued unequal funding have hurt young, female athletes. But today isn't about that. I wanted to list out plainly why Ti...more

#WIN Women make Hockey Hall of Fame
posted on June 23, 2010 at 7:14pm

Hockey players Angela James and Cammi Granato have been voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Let’s also not forget that Angela Ruggiero earned her place in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the first brother-sister duo to play pro hockey together. In most of ...more

The cheerleading as a sport debate continues
posted on June 23, 2010 at 5:36pm

Cheerleading – and what it has evolved into – is on trial right now in a Connecticut courtroom. The debate revloves around a law suit brought on by the volleyball team at Quinnipiac University over the school’s decision to cut their team violated T...more

Title IX: 38 Years Later
posted on June 23, 2010 at 4:54pm

by Kavitha Sivashanker, Fellow, National Women's Law Center Today marks the 38th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in all federally funded educational programs. It has op...more

A Title IX success story
posted on June 23, 2010 at 4:41pm

Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in all federally-funded education programs, and athletics programs signally, was enacted 38 years ago today. Never without its naysayers, Title IX has despite them been an unmitigated success. Though not the fi...more

Title IX: Celebrating opportunity for all
posted on June 23, 2010 at 3:44pm

It was a particularly lackluster practice and in typical fashion our basketball coach threw a bit of a fit. He went on a verbal rampage trying desperately to explain to this group of high school girls the possibilities that existed for them in sport. He ...more

"In one generation, young girls have gone from hoping there's a team to hoping they can make the team." -Mary Jo Kane
posted on June 23, 2010 at 3:30pm

In America, we’re all about the scores, the highlights, and the numbers…. So let’s take a look at some Title IX numbers: In 1972, the average number of women’s sports teams offered per school was about 2… now, 38 years la...more

QU trial: Lopiano testifies
posted on June 23, 2010 at 1:13pm

So the Title IX Blog did indeed take a field trip to Connecticut yesterday to watch some of the Quinnipiac University trial. Erin will be posting about what we saw (because she took notes and I just sat there amazed at some of the things people say and th...more

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