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GET INFORMED

General Facts about Title IX and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

A Basic Guide to Title IXQuick Facts on Title IX
• 2007 Statistics - Gender Equity in High School and College Athletics: Most Recent Participation & Budget Statistics
• The State of Women's Sports 2006
Title IX and Women's Athletic Opportunity: A Nation's Promise Yet To Be FulfilledThe Battle For Gender Equity In Athletics In Elementary and Secondary SchoolsPaying for the Playing Field: Funding, School Sports and Title IX
• Nationwide Poll on Title IX

Responses to Common Arguments

Debunking the Myths about Title IX and Athletics
• James Madison University and Title IX: Myths vs. Facts
Title IX and Men's "Minor" Sports: A False Conflict
• Fiscal Responsibility, Not Weakening Civil Rights Law, is Key to Title IX Compliance and Deterring Institutions from Discontinuing Some Men's Sports Teams
• Should Football Be Special?

Benefits of Playing Sports

• Benefits: Why Sports Participation for Girls and Women
• Benefits: Obesity and Physical Activity
• Exercise and Breast Cancer Research Findings
• Her Life Depends On It
Girls' Participation in Sports: An Important Tool in Teen Pregnancy Prevention
• Exercise and the Asthmatic Child

Title IX-Related Legislation

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act

Investigations into Athletics Disparities

• Barriers to Fair Play
Keeping Score: Girls' Participation in High School Athletics in MassachusettsGender Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics: Where Does Pennsylvania Stand?
• TITLE IX ATHLETICS POLICIES: Issues and Data for Education Decision Makers
• Who's Playing College Sports: Trends in Participation (Research Findings)

Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

• Homophobia in Women's Sports
• Playing in the Closet: Homophobia in Sports

Race or Ethnicity and Gender Discrimination

• Mexican-American Girls and High School Sports
• Unveiling Myths: Muslim Women and Sport
• Gender Equity and the Black Female in Sport
• Title IX and Race in Intercollegiate Sport
Race and Gender Affect Access to Sports

Cheerleading: Is It a Sport?

• Cheerleading - Cheerleading, Drill Team, Danceline and Band As Varsity Sports: The Foundation Position

EVALUATE YOUR SCHOOL & YOUR COMMUNITY

Check It Out: Is the Playing Field Level for Women and Girls at Your School?: An Athletics Equity Checklist For Students, Athletes, Coaches, Parents, Administrators, and Advocates
• Playing Fair: A Guide to Title IX
• A Step by Step Guide to Gender Equity
• School Report Card
• Sample Title IX Agreement: Prince George's County Public Schools
  Fact Sheet on the Major Provisions of the AgreementText of the Agreement
• Newspaper Report Card

ATTORNEY RESOURCES

• Breaking Down Barriers
• Legal Cases and Problems at the High School and College Level
  • Choike v. Slippery Rock University
    • Legal documents and other information
  • Ollier v. Sweetwater Union High School District
    Complaint -
  • Women's Law Project v. University of Pennsylvania
    Complaint
  • Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletics Association
    • Supreme Court Refuses Appeal
    Brief in Opposition to MHSAA's Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the Supreme CourtBrief in Opposition to MHSAA's Petition for Writ of Certiorari
  • Prince George's County Public Schools Title IX Agreement
    Fact Sheet on the Major Provisions of the AgreementText of the Agreement
  • Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy
    NWLC Amicus Brief in support of Brentwood Academy
  • National Wrestling Coaches Association v. United States Department of Education
    National Wrestling Coaches Association v. Department of Education Brief of Amicus Curiae Filed by NWLC in U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitNWLC Amicus Brief in the case of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, et al. v. U. S. Department of Education