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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.
Want to help?
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:
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Title IX Is good for Stanford
posted on June 25, 2010 at 1:21pm
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
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Title IX Anniversary: STEM Improvements Still Needed
posted on June 24, 2010 at 1:05pm
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
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Mythbusting in honor of Title IX's Anniversary
posted on June 24, 2010 at 10:04am
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
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On its anniversary, a Title IX debate
posted on June 24, 2010 at 9:50am
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
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Happy Birthday Title IX!
posted on June 23, 2010 at 9:25pm
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
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Why Title IX Matters
posted on June 23, 2010 at 9:22pm
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
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#WIN Women make Hockey Hall of Fame
posted on June 23, 2010 at 4:14pm
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
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The cheerleading as a sport debate continues
posted on June 23, 2010 at 2:36pm
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
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Title IX: 38 Years Later
posted on June 23, 2010 at 1:54pm
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
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A Title IX success story
posted on June 23, 2010 at 1:41pm
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
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Title IX: Celebrating opportunity for all
posted on June 23, 2010 at 12:44pm
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
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QU trial: Lopiano testifies
posted on June 23, 2010 at 10:13am
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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Why it’s time to get beyond Title IX
posted on June 23, 2010 at 9:56am
There isn’t a young girl or grown woman in America who’s taken up playing basketball — or any other sport — and who hasn’t received a constant reminder of the hard-won privilege she enjoys to be able to play the game she loves.
The activists wh...more
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What is Title IX?
posted on June 22, 2010 at 7:03pm
It seems pretty simple. Girls should have the same opportunity to play sports as boys.
But that's not all there is to Title IX. The first thing to know (that I'll admit I didn't really realize before) is that in the 37 words that make up the federal law ...more
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Quinnipiac trial begins tomorrow
posted on June 20, 2010 at 8:04pm
The trial in the Quinnipiac University volleyball case begins tomorrow in federal court in Connecticut. There is nothing new to report since last month's decision to grant class-action status to the case being brought by five volleyball players.As a remin...more
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