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Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972
20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
The new regulation is key to
making the promise of Title IX a reality. It
provides the executive branch agencies with the tool they need to reach the
persistent problems that make gender equity elusive -- like disparities in
career education programming and sexual harassment, for example.
-- Verna Williams, vice president and director of educational opportunities at the National
Women’s Law Center
| Overview of Title IX of the Education Amendements of 1972 |
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In June
1972, the President signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681 et
seq., into law. Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination
on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. The principle
objective of Title IX is to avoid the use of federal money to support sexually
discriminatory practices in education programs such as sexual harassment and employment
discrimination, and to provide individual citizens effective protection against those
practices. Title IX applies, with a few specific exceptions, to all aspects of federally
funded education programs or activities. In addition to traditional educational
institutions such as colleges, universities, and elementary and secondary schools, Title
IX also applies to any education or training program operated by a recipient of federal
financial assistance. Many of these education program providers/recipients became subject
to Title IX regulations when the Title IX final common rule was published on August 30,
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| Statutes and Regulations |
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- Title IX Statute (HTML
version)
- Rulemaking actions to effectuate regulations
implementing Title IX:
- Title IX Final Common Rule for 21 Federal agencies:
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving
Federal Financial Assistance (65 Fed. Reg. 52857) (HTML
or PDF) and accompanying press release
- Title IX proposed rule for 24 Federal agencies
(64 Fed. Reg. 58568) (HTML or PDF)
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| Title IX Materials |
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| Publications |
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| What to do if you have a Title IX complaint, or have some questions
on Title IX |
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