Equity
Legislation, Title IX and Beyond
Daryl Haggard & Carter Kimsey
February 28, 2006
Passed in 1972, Title IX 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 subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." Though it is frequently associated with the advancement of women in sports,
Title IX applies equally to treatment of women in all fields of learning, including science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In recent years, however, legislative changes have been proposed and passed, weakening Title IX. In addition to discussing the
present health of Title IX nationally, we will discuss the policies implemented by the University of Washington to address the requirements of Title IX. We will also touch on additional legislation impacting women in STEM, including I-200, the recent University of Michigan case, the Family and Medical Leave Act and others.
Class Readings:
1. Standing Our Ground: A Guidebook for STEM
Educators in
the Post-Michigan Era, American Association for the Advancement of
Science
& National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering,
2. Title IX and Science: Science, Technology, and Space Senate Committee Hearings,
3. Family-Friendly Policies and the Research
University, by
Kate Quinn, Sheila Edwards Lange, and Steven G. Olswang, American
Association
of University Professors Bi-Monthly Magazine: Academe,
November-December 2004,
4. Do Babies Matter (Part II)? Closing the Baby
Gap, by Mary
Ann Mason and Marc Goulden, American Association of University
Professors
Bi-Monthly Magazine: Academe, November-December 2004,
Additional Readings:
1. The Math Myth: The Real Truth About Women's
Brains and
the Science Gender Gap, Time Magazine, March 7, 2005,
2. Look back at MIT Report Recommendations, The MIT Faculty Newsletter, Vol. XI, No. 4, March 1999, http://web.mit.edu/fnl/women/women.html
For more on UW Policies:
1. UW Diversity Website:
http://www.washington.edu/diversity/
2. UW Equal Opportunities Office:
http://www.washington.edu/admin/eoo/
3. UW Diversity Compact:
4. UW Policy Statement, November 2005: