EDUCATION EQUALITY

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOL ATHLETICS

We challenge sex & gender discrimination through high-impact litigation and policy advocacy.

The Women’s Law Project has a significant track record of challenging sex & gender discrimination wherever it is found, including in school. Discrimination in an education setting can be challenged through enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded educational programs.

Title IX seeks to eliminate sex and gender discrimination in many aspects of education. It  demands equity in educational programming, including Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education; limits single-sex education programs that separate boys and girls based on gender stereotypes; protects students from being denied enrollment or excluded from school-based activities due to sex; prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy or parenting status; and requires schools to address sexual harassment. Title IX also requires schools to designate a Title IX coordinator, develop complaint procedures, and adopt a non-discrimination policy, all of which must be publicized.

Much progress has been made in addressing sex and gender discrimination in education programs since Title IX passed into law in 1972, but challenges remain, especially in the areas of enforcement and compliance.