Title IX and STEM

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities which receive Federal financial assistance. Title IX states that: "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."

Resources:

• NASA's Title IX & STEM:Promising Practices
• NASA's Title IX & STEM: A Guide for Conducting Title IX Self-Evaluations
• Nat'l Science Foundation - Sexual Harassment
• Nat'l Women's Law Center - The Next Gen of Title IX: STEM
• OCR & Dept. of Education - Title IX and Access to Courses and Programs in STEM
• The Pregnant Scholar - Title IX and STEM