Gender Equity in Education by Carmen Dufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht Events leading to equal education for females en-us 2021-02-18 01:06:15 UTC 2021-02-18 22:11:52 UTC hello@padlet.com 1972 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213459834 Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972:
Title IX serves as a statutory law that proclaims that no one should be denied participation or benefits or face discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding because of their gender (20 U.S.C § 1681). Due this act, I was able to participate in numerous sports and U.I.L. activities.]]> 2021-02-18 01:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213459834 1974 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213624635 Women's Educational Equity Act, Title IV-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: Enacted in 1974, this statutory law promotes educational equity to females by providing funds to educational institutions to meet the requirements of Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 3041-3047). Although this act expired in 1999, it played a large role in my educational career by ensuring my school district met the requirements of TItle IX activities.]]> 2021-02-18 02:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213624635 1984 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213700343 Equal Access Act : This statutory law deems it unlawful for federally funded schools to deny students groups from meeting based on their First Amendment rights (20 U.S.C. § 4071). This act allowed my high school volleyball team to hold bible study meetings on Wednesday mornings in the school cafeteria.]]> 2021-02-18 03:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213700343 1840 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213757984 First Female to Graduate College: Catherine Brewer becomes the first female to graduate from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia with a bachelor's degree (U.S. News, 2009). This event paved the way for females to not only attend college by receive college degrees.]]> 2021-02-18 04:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213757984 References cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213762807 College Stats. (n.d.).

The first 10 U.S. colleges to go co-ed. Retrieved from https://collegestats.org/2013/01/the-first-10-u-s-colleges-to-go-co-ed/

Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C. § 4071 (1984). https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4071&num=0&edition=prelim

Force v. Pierce City R-VI School District, 570 F.Supp. 1020 (1983). https://www.leagle.com/decision/19831590570fsupp102011455.xml

Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 3041-3047 (1972). https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1681&num=0&edition=prelim

U.S. Department of Education. (2020). U.S. department of education launches new title IX resources for students, institutions as historic new rule takes effect. Retrieved from https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-launches-new-title-ix-resources-students-institutions-historic-new-rule-takes-effect

U.S. News. (2009).

Historic firsts in women's education in the United States. Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2009/03/11/historic-firsts-in-womens-education-in-the-united-states

Women's Educational Equity Act, 20 U.S.C. § 3041-3047 (1974) https://www2.ed.gov/pubs/Biennial/125.html#:~:text=Purpose%3A%20The%20Women's%20Educational%20Equity,to%20help%20education%20agencies%20and

]]> 2021-02-18 04:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213762807 1837 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213787437 First College to Become Co-Ed: Oberlin College in Ohio became the first college to accept female and male students (College Stats, n.d.). Because of this decision in Ohio in 1837, I was able to begin attending college in 2001.]]> 2021-02-18 04:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213787437 1983 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213811722 Force v. Pierce City R-VI School District (1983): This district court case, allowed a female athlete to participate in the male sport of football. When I was in junior high, we did not have enough females to play softball, this judicial law ruling allowed me to play baseball on the boy's team.]]> 2021-02-18 04:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213811722 2021 cdufrene https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213854884 Current State of Education: Title IX continues to make large strides in ensuring all students are able to learn in a safe environment free from discrimination based on gender or race (U.S. Department of Education, 2020). The new Title IX laws focus largely on sexual harassment protecting students and educators who have been sexually harassed while protecting student's and faculty's first amendment rights (U.S. Department of Education, 2020).]]> 2021-02-18 05:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cdufrene/3tvg40rjtkfm0ht/wish/1213854884