Education & Title IX

High School Data Transparency Act

High School Data Transparency Act

Girls have 1.3 million fewer chances to play sports in high school. This law will make it easier to ensure girls are treated fairly.

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Pregnant & Parenting Students

When teen parents drop out, everyone loses

The Pregnant & Parenting Students Access to Education Act will help these students graduate ready for success. 

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40 Years of Title IX

Faces of Title IX

Through profiles of real women and girls, we celebrate 40 years of Title IX and embrace its promise for the future.

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Bullying & Sexual Harassment

Bullying & Sexual Harassment

Learn more about how schools can and should respond to bullying and harassment.

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Fair Play for Women & Girls in Sports

Check It Out: Is the Playing Field Level for Women and Girls at Your School?

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A Fair Chance in Sports
Pregnant/Parenting Students
40 Years of Title IX
Bullying & Sexual Harassment
Fair Play for Women & Girls

Highlights

Fact Sheet | The Next Generation of Title IX: Athletics

June 13, 2012

This fact sheet discusses Title IX's impacts on athletics for girls and women since its passage 40 years ago and makes recommendations as to next steps to ensure that Title IX's goals are fully realized.  It chronicles the specific ways in which women's and girls' athletics opportunities have grown and been supported, and identifies concrete policy goals and questions for the next generation.

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Fact Sheet | The Next Generation of Title IX: Harassment and Bullying Based on Sex

June 13, 2012

Title IX is about much more than sports.  In this fact sheet, we look at the protection Title IX offers from harassment and bullying based on gender and gender stereotypes.  The fact sheet also addresses cyberbullying, and looks ahead to next steps in strengthening Title IX's anti-harassment mandates.

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Fact Sheet | The Next Generation of Title IX: STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

June 13, 2012

Since 1972, Title IX has opened the doors for women to pursue many fields, but in STEM women remain underrepresented in classes and fields that are pathways to high wage careers. This fact sheet discusses Title IX's impact on women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and recommends ways that schools and the government can move forward policies in pursuit of Title IX's goals.

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Fact Sheet | The Next Generation of Title IX: Pregnant and Parenting Students

June 13, 2012

Title IX protects students from discrimination based on their "actual or potential parental, family, or marital status" or based on a student's "pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy or recovery therefrom."  This fact sheet describes how far Title IX has come in ensuring these protections, and what still must be done to make sure that the protections are implemented and well-known.

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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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More Resources

Fact Sheet | Predominantly Female Occupations Pay Lower Wages Than Predominantly Male Occupations

March 22, 2012

The wage gap between men and women exists both within and across numerous occupations throughout the American workforce.  This chart compares the median hourly earnings of workers in a few sample male-dominated and female-dominated fields. How much more do you think the average plumber makes than the average childcare worker?

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Webinars & Presentations | Ask the Experts: Pregnancy-Based Harassment in Schools

March 09, 2012

The National Women's Law Center's "Ask the Experts" series was launched in February 2012 to help people like YOU get answers about issues that matter to you.

This edition answers the following question: "After I became pregnant, people at my school started harassing me and calling me names like 'slut' and 'whore.' Is there something I can do to stop this?"

Watch below to see an NWLC expert answer.  For more information on the rights of pregnant and parenting students, click here.

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Webinars & Presentations | Ask the Experts: Title IX and Pregnant and Parenting Students

March 09, 2012

The National Women's Law Center's "Ask the Experts" series was launched in February 2012 to help people like YOU get answers about issues that matter to you.

This edition answers the following question: "I'm a pregnant student. Can my school force me to attend an alternative school or program?"

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Legal Briefs & Testimony | Letter to President Obama in Support of Student Non-Discrimination Act

March 07, 2012

The National Women’s Law Center was one of seventy civil rights, education, labor, and faith groups that sent this letter to President Obama urging his administration to publicly support and endorse the Student Non-Discrimination Act (“SNDA”), which would prohibit discrimination and harassment in K-12 public schools on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.  

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Fact Sheet | Cyberbullying and Sexual Harassment: FAQs about Cyberbullying and Title IX

February 10, 2012

This fact sheet answers some of the most common questions from students, parents and educators about cyberbullying and sexual harassment. For example: What is cyberbullying? Can cyberbullying also be sexual harassment? Must schools respond to cyberbullying?

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