Title IX and Sex Discrimination in Education : An Overview.

Provides an overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Reviews changes attributed to Title IX in increasing educational opportunity for women and girls, and briefly addresse...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Universities and colleges. Discrimination in education. Federal aid to education. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides an overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Reviews changes attributed to Title IX in increasing educational opportunity for women and girls, and briefly addresses continuing controversies, including application of Title IX on collegiate athletic programs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.