Fact Sheet

This fact sheet addresses myths and fact about the High School Athletics Transparency Bills, which require that high schools report basic data on the numbers of female and male students and athletes, as well as the budgets and expenditures made for each sports team.  It describes what we have learned from the information gained through the bills and how the bills actually function to give Read more »

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HS Athletics Transparency Bills 2013

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Myth: Title IX requires quotas. Read more »

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Title IX: Debunking the Myths

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Battle for Gender Equity in Athletics in Secondary Schools

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Background

Title IX bars sex discrimination in education programs or activities that receive federal funds. Since all public schools and colleges and nearly all private colleges receive at least some federal funds, their sports programs are covered under Title IX. Read more »

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Booster Clubs, Funding, School Sports and Title IX

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. Read more »

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Final CTE Fact Sheet.pdf

The National Women's Law Center is pleased to announce, in partnership with the Association for Career and Technical Education, the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, and the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education, the Programs and Practices That Work recognition project.

Affirmative action programs have played a critical role in opening up opportunities for women and minorities to begin to take their rightful place in our society. But equal opportunity for women is still a long way off. Read more »