What does Title IX mean for you, women and their life and careers, education and for our community.
Title IX is the most used name for the federal civil rights law in the United States of America that was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. The law 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 subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
SteppingUP drew together a panel of local women to talk about the law, how it is applied and what it means. The panel met in July but the broadcast of is still available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/steppinguptoequality.
The panel, Title IX – The Law, features Katie Blair, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at the ACLU of Indiana, Roseyn Hood, Chief Diversity, Equity, inclusion & Belonging Officerfor Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Chelsea Keaton, a As Title IX Coordinator and Affirmative Action Officer, for the University of Southern Indiana, Annie Sills, Assistant Director of Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator at the University of Evansville. Shelley Kirk, WEHT/WTVW anchor, will moderate.