While activists and scholars have interrogated the problem of campus sexual assault, studies have yet to understand its effects on faculty labor. In this analytical essay, Stephanie R. Larson expands studies of campus sexual violence by addressing how ineffective reporting procedures and inadequate mechanisms of response have consequences for…

Despite the apparent benefits of Title IX, the implementation of the law remains controversial, and there are divergent beliefs regarding its impact on collegiate sport. The purpose of this study was to examine how members of a university community, whose intercollegiate sport programs have changed, perceive and make sense of Title IX and the…

In 1970, prior to the 1972 enactment of Title IX, there were only 2.5 women's teams per school and a total of only about 16,000 female intercollegiate athletes. In 1977/1978, the academic year preceding the mandatory compliance date for Title IX, the number of varsity sports for women had grown to 5.61 per school. A decade later, in 1988, the…

In 1970, prior to the 1972 enactment of Title IX, there were only 2.5 women's teams per school and a total of only about 16,000 female intercollegiate athletes. In 1977/1978, the academic year preceding the mandatory compliance date for Title IX, the number of varsity sports for women had grown to 5.61 per school. A decade later, in 1988, the…

In 1970, prior to the 1972 enactment of Title IX, there were only 2.5 women's teams per school and a total of only about 16,000 female intercollegiate athletes. In 1977/1978, the academic year preceding the mandatory compliance date for Title IX, the number of varsity sports for women had grown to 5.61 per school. A decade later, in 1988, the…

A guide to the status of state laws that prohibit sex discrimination in education is presented. The federal law (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972) is used as the standard against which state laws are measured. Based on a survey of the states (including the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories) and an assessment of state…

This report investigates six differences in promotions to administrative positions in elementary and secondary education and assesses the influence of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity enforcement. Conclusions are based on longitudinal data from Oregon and New York for thousands of individual educators employed during the 1970's…

Data from over 15,000 college coaching and administrative positions are analyzed. Results suggest that, consistent with Title IX, positions in women's athletics have increased. But, contrary to equal employment opportunity regulations, the probability of filling a vacancy is not equal across the sexes. (Author/SK)

In 1970, prior to the 1972 enactment of Title IX, there were only 2.5 women's teams per school and a total of only about 16,000 female intercollegiate athletes. In 1977/1978, the academic year preceding the mandatory compliance date for Title IX, the number of varsity sports for women had grown to 5.61 per school. A decade later, in 1988, the…

This paper uses Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a case study to explore the education field and the impact on civil rights legislation dealing with gender. The U.S. record in gender-equity legislation has been mixed, no doubt due in part to the fact that female representation in U.S. legislative bodies has been among the lowest in…

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in student programs and in virtually every aspect of employment policy and practice in education institutions receiving Federal funds. The purposes of this booklet are to review briefly data and legislation relating to issues of equal employment opportunity…

Data from 43 large urban school districts are used to examine the progress women have made in securing line administrative positions since the passage of Title IX 20 years ago. Women have made substantial progress and are drawing near to 50% of such positions in urban, although not rural or suburban, districts. (SLD)

Prepared as a report to Representative Cardiss Collins as part of an ongoing review of the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, this document examines the current status of gender equity in intercollegiate athletics. Agencies with oversight responsibility for public higher education in each of the 50 states and the…

Although there have been many educated minority and women groups available for positions in higher education, it was not until the pressure of the growing thrust of the civil rights movement in the 1960s did colleges and universities begin to move in the direction of integration. Barriers had to be removed, not just moved. It has been apparent to…

Despite significant increased participation opportunities for girls and women in sport following the passage of Title IX, women remain underrepresented in athletic leadership roles. Thirty eight female and 158 male high school athletic directors responded to a 19-item Athletic Director Survey (ADS) designed to elicit information on the following:…