Definitions for "Title IX"
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Federal law that requires that female students have athletic opportunities equal to what is available for male students.
Legislation providing for equality by gender in many areas, including physical education programs
Nondiscrimination in education
Part of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law in the United States, that required equal treatment for men and women in education. Its effect in the athletic shoe world: The women finally got to shed their nasty old Keds and play basketball and volleyball. Some intrepid souls even tried out for the wrestling team
Short for Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
law prohibiting sex discrimination by federally funded education institutions; prohibits discrimination by sex, not by gender.
Provision of federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted education programs and extracurricular activities.
Title passed in 1972, which decrees that no person in the United States would, on the basis of their sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational programs or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Education Amendments of 1972; discrimination in federally funded programs
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 bans sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds, whether it is in academics or athletics. ( learn more)
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (United States), commonly known as Title IX, is a 37-word law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states: "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."20 U.S.C. § 1681