Career & Technical Education

We're working to remove barriers that women and girls face in education and job training for nontraditional careers, which tend to be more highly paid with better benefits and more stability than traditionally female fields.

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Fact Sheet | How to Promote Gender Equity in Career and Technical Education: A Primer for Schools

October 14, 2007

Girls are dropping out of school at alarming rates, and studies show that schools can be successful in reducing their dropout rates where they offer CTE programs and make the link between academic work, college success, and careers. Schools that want to reduce their dropout rates must ensure that girls have equal access to career and technical education (“CTE”) classes that provide training for high-skill, high-wage jobs.

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Reports & Toolkits | It's Your Education: How Title IX Protections Can Help You

June 22, 2010

This easy-to-use tool provides information to students at all levels of education about their rights under Title IX to ensure that male and female students receive the education they deserve.  It’s Your Education lays out the key protections under Title IX and provides tips for students on what to do if they suspect that they are experiencing discrimination in school.

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Legal Briefs & Testimony | Letter to Tom Harkin and Michael Enzi Re: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

May 06, 2010
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Legal Briefs & Testimony | Letter to George Miller and John Kline Re: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

March 25, 2010
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Reports & Toolkits | Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation

August 20, 2009

To help keep girls in school and on track for success, the National Women’s Law Center and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund went straight to the source: Latina students and the adults who work with them every day. Our report, Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation, explores the causes of the dropout crisis for Latinas and identifies the actions needed to improve their graduation rates and get them ready for college. 

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