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Happy Belated, Title IX!

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I'm ashamed to admit this is four days overdue. But better late than never. Monday, June 23rd marked the 36th - yes 36th - anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. law stating 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."

Title IX has been largely associated with the rights of girls and women's to participate in sports in school, but most don't know there's 9 other issue areas that are really important:

  • Access to Higher Education
  • Career Education
  • Education of Pregnant and Parenting Teens
  • Employment
  • Learning Environment
  • Math & Science
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Standardized Testing
  • Technology

In the meantime, check out Courtney's Thank You Thursday to Title IX and all of the wonderful stories in comments of how Title IX affected Feministing readers. Feel free to add more in comments here.

Posted by Vanessa - June 27, 2008, at 10:06AM | in Education , Law , Sports

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