531 - Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq.) protects people from discrimination based on gender in educational programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. The law prohibits gender discrimination in any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training or other education program — preschool to postgraduate — operated by an organization or agency that receives, or benefits from, federal financial assistance. The entire gamut of programs and services provided by an institution offering educational activities is included: admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, student services, counseling and guidance,… Read More