 Title IX Defined
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. To honor one of its key Congressional sponsors, it was named the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act
on October 9, 2002. )
What is Title IX?
As part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX prohibits discrimination in education on the basis of sex. Title IX covers all levels and areas of education, including athletics and vocational/technical education. Title IX has helped women and girls, men and boys benefit from more equitable treatment
and attain more equitable outcomes. However, gender disparities based on traditional stereotypes and subtle but damaging discrimination
persist.
" Gender Issues: Women's Participation in the Sciences Has Increased, but Agencies Need to Do More to Ensure
Compliance with Title IX ," the July 2004 report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), describes how the US Department of Justice works
with 21 federal agencies including NASA, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement
the Final Common Rule. The Final Common Rule provides guidelines for enforcement of Title IX and is modeled after the Department
of Education (ED) Title IX regulations. Unfortunately, many recipients of federal financial assistance from these science
agencies fail to implement or report on their Title IX compliance activities or to designate a Title IX coordinator. |
