Title IX

noun

1. a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.

Example Sentences

We can thank the girls and women of America, and Title IX, for putting an end to America’s sporting isolationism, along with immigrants, who were often the first to introduce the sport across American communities, and the marketing departments and aspirations of multinational corporations.

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She was an early and persistent advocate for Title IX, and testified before Congress.

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“Title IX was enacted over half a century ago to protect women and girls from discrimination,” U.S.

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“The suit seeks declaratory, injunctive and damages relief for violations of Title IX,” according to the U.S.

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The notice, it states, must specify that “Title IX and its implementing regulations forbids schools from allowing males from participating in female sports and from occupying female intimate facilities” and that recipients of federal funding “must adopt biology-based definitions of the words ‘male’ and ‘female.’

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