Title IX, the 37-word statute that helped spur a decades-long women’s sports boom, turns 50 years old on Thursday. And yet, roughly 87% of American adults say they’ve heard a little or nothing about ...

Earlier this spring, the U.S. Department of Education issued major changes to Title IX, the rule that protects college students who experience sex-based harrassment, including sexual violence. Since ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Elizabeth Tang’s last name and the state where Clayton County is located. Title IX, the landmark federal law prohibiting sex ...

After several delays, the Biden administration finally released its final rule overhauling Title IX this morning, kicking off what will likely be a frantic few months as colleges race to update their ...

On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments of 1972 into law. Title IX of those amendments, which spanned sections 1681-1688, covered key protections for students in ...

Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs. Advocates say it's been a fight to make sure girls and women get the opportunities promised.

Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) will introduce new anti-harassment legislation Thursday that aims to strengthen Title IX protections for student survivors of sexual assault or ...

After Florida’s men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden was accused of sexual harassment and stalking by an unreleased number of women, the university investigative process is still unfolding.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a civil lawsuit against Maine's Department of Education for violating Title IX by “discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women's sports.” ...

From the bill’s inception to the U.S. women’s national team’s equal pay settlement, a timeline of the growth (and the hurdles) within women’s sports so far. When Title IX was passed 50 years ago, ...

Policy-wise, 1972 marked a turning point for Congressional action to advance equality for women. The Equal Rights Amendment, which had languished in Congress for 49 years, finally advanced to the ...