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About OCR. Reading Room. Office Contacts. Frequently Asked Questions. Title IX states: 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. She has also served as a consultant to school districts, institutions of higher education and state education agencies on Title IX compliance and to non-profit organizations on governance and strategic planning.
As one of the greatest female athletes of all time, Billie Jean King has been a relentless fighter for women's rights as well as a champion of Title IX. A pioneer in women's equity in sports, King helped pave the way for the future not only of women's tennis, but for all female athletes through her outspoken advocacy of women's rights that included fighting for equal prize money for male and female tennis players.
King continues to fight for women's rights and acts as a role model not just for female athletes but for all women. Yale, were all Yale students between and and the first to use Title IX in charges of sexual harassment against an educational institution.
Instead of seeking damages from Yale, the plaintiffs wanted the court to order Yale to set up a Grievance Procedure for students who felt they had been sexually harassed. Although the women did not win their case, the District Court upheld this legal view, ruling that, "It is perfectly reasonable to maintain that academic advancement conditioned upon submission to sexual demands constitutes sex discrimination in education.
As a result of the case, Yale, along with most U. At a pivotal moment in Title IX history, these women contributed to the emerging concept of sexual harrasment. David and Myra Sadker, both professors at American University, have been lifelong educators and leaders in advocating equal education opportunities.
Myra Sadker, who personally experienced gender discrimination throughout her own education, pioneered the research that documented gender bias in America's schools. In , she wrote the first book on U. In , she and her husband David co-authored the first popular book on sexism, Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls , bringing the issue of gender equity in education to a national audience.
Together, they have spoken in more than forty states and overseas, giving hundreds of presentations and workshops for teachers and parents concerned with the devastating impact of sexism in the classroom.
In scores of articles and in over a dozen research studies supported by federal grants, they documented and publicized this persistent barrier to educational equity. Myra Sadker died in while undergoing breast cancer treatment, but her work is carried on by her husband and the Myra Sadker Foundation, which continues her efforts to create more equitable and effective schools by granting awards and scholarships to promote gender equity.
Benita Miller was born to teen parents and later found herself a young single mother in law school. After graduating, she worked as a childrens' attorney for Legal Aid, where she became even more acutely aware of the struggles of young mothers to continue their education and realize their full potential.
Inspired to help address the situation, she went on to found the Brooklyn Young Mother's Collective BYMC , an organization that provides legal information, advocacy training and social services support for pregnant teens and young mothers.
Miller continues to be an outspoken advocate against the many barriers that continue to derail students from staying in school during pregnancy and once they give birth, and has become a national expert on the issues confronting pregnant and parenting teens. In high school, the number of girl athletes has increased from just , in to more than 2. In college, the number has grown from 30, to more than , In addition, Title IX is credited with decreasing the dropout rate of girls from high school and increasing the number of women who pursue higher education and complete college degrees.
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