On the basis of sex...
Save the dates June 30-July 2, Generation Equality Forum goes virtual
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon signed Title IX which became a national law barring discrimination on the basis of sex.
Title IX begins with “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Title IX applies to schools, local and state educational agencies, and other institutions that receive federal financial assistance from the Department. These recipients include approximately 17,600 local school districts, over 5,000 postsecondary institutions, and charter schools, for-profit schools, libraries, and museums. Also included are vocational rehabilitation agencies and education agencies of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories of the United States.
Under a religious exemption provision, scores of colleges and universities can – and do – discriminate on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.[1]
The Education Department said on Wednesday, June 16. that transgender students were protected under Title IX, a law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools, reversing a Trump-era policy that effectively had said the opposite.[2]
Before Title IX, Before Title IX, few opportunities existed for female athletes. There were few facilities, supplies and funding for women and girls’ sports. Numerous schools and universities had separate entrances for male and female students. Female students were not allowed to take certain courses, such as auto mechanics or criminal justice; male students could not take-home economics. Women living on campus were not allowed to stay out past midnight. Women faculty members were excluded from faculty clubs and encouraged to join faculty wives' clubs instead.
The Fight for Equality Isn’t Over
The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico, with the close partnership of civil society. The Forum kicked off in Mexico City from 29 to 31 March and will culminate in Paris from 30 June to 2 July 2021.
The Forum is a global public conversation for urgent action and accountability for gender equality. It seeks to celebrate the power of women's rights activism, feminist solidarity and youth leadership to achieve transformative change.
The gathering presents a vital opportunity to chart the way forward and to accelerate the implementation pace of the gender equality commitments made in Beijing in 1995. The Forum is enabling feminist agenda setting and the launch of Action Coalitions that have concrete measurable targets and funding for gender equality for the upcoming five years.
The Generation Equality Forum is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies. The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.
Register to attend the online Paris Forum June 30-July 2. Registration is free and gives you access to all meetings, speeches and events featuring global leaders and activists
Make a Generation Equality Forum commitment. Organizations of all sectors are invited to submit game-changing gender equality action commitments by June 18. Learn more here.
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[1] What is the religious exemption to Title IX and what's at stake in LGBTQ students' legal challenge? https://news.yahoo.com/religious-exemption-title-ix-whats-185927755.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma
[2] Title IX Protections Extend to Transgender Students, Education Dept. Says https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/politics/title-ix-transgender-students.html
25 Organizations Fighting for Gender Equalityhttps://www.humanrightscareers.com/magazine/organizations-gender-equality/
Cities for CEDAW —CEDAW (Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) is an international treaty adopted by the UN in 1979 that has yet to be ratified by the U.S Senate. http://citiesforcedaw.org/