In recent years we have witnessed an increase in discussions around consent education, sexual violence, and Title IX. Despite the media's attention, the debates, or the awareness campaigns, major pushback against prevention programs and Title IX regulations remain popular. One key opponent of such measures is the current administration. Both the Department of Education and the President believe that Title IX and consent education are ineffective in protecting students, specifically those accused of sexual violence. In addition to the government, citizens across the nation do not support Title IX or consent education. As an employee of Clark's Title IX office I am uniquely positioned as a witness to the numerous advantages and successes of
Arizona State University (ASU) should add a Division 1 men’s soccer team. As of right now ASU’s most competitive soccer team is a club team. There is only one reason ASU has no men’s soccer association and this is because they have to comply with Title IX ruling.
Great inequalities in the educational system between the sexes have occurred for many years and still occur today. Efforts have been made to rectify this disparity, but the one that has made the most difference is Title IX. Passed in 1972, Title IX attempted to correct the gender discrimination in educational systems receiving public funding. The greatest correction it made was in the area of athletics, but social justice of Title IX applies to many other areas as well. Title IX has an effect on women who are not athletes in many ways, including quality of education, receptivity to education, empowerment and creation of ideals.
Title IX is a law that was made by the NCAA in 1972, that states that there can be no discrimination or exclusion of a gender through athletics or education. (Mankiller). Which means that men's sports cannot be favored over women's sports. Many people are very cognizant of this law. For example, if a school has $100,000, the school must spend the money equally between the athletics of each gender, even if there are more men's sports teams. They must get the same treatment. That may sound great, but Title IX has impacted men's athletics significantly. Although Title IX has been a valuable way to establish gender equality, the NCAA loses money, puts men out of scholarships, abolishes smaller men’s sports teams, and it should be
Title IX has affected females’ access to higher education in so many ways. Before Title
In what is sure to be a very solemn matter for all American students and their families across the country , in January 2013 , President Obama, the office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls converged and issued a renewed call to action against rape and sexual assault report which analyzes the most recent reliable data about this issue and identifies who are the most in peril victims of this malefaction, investigates the costs of this violence both for victims and communities , and describes the replication very often inadequate of the US malefactor equity system.
Wilson, Teddy. February 26, 2014. Title IX, Clery Complaints Filed Against UC Berkeley by Current and Former Students.
In 1970 only 1 in 27 girls participated in high school sports, today that ratio is 1 in 3. Sports are a very important part of the American society. Within sports heroes are made, goals are set and dreams are lived. The media makes all these things possible by creating publicity for the rising stars of today. Within society today, the media has downplayed the role of the woman within sports. When the American people think of women in sports, they think of ice skating, field hockey and diving. People don’t recognize that women have the potential to play any sport that a Man can play, with equal skill, if not better.
Laws have been created to help with sexual assault victims for example, Title IX however laws like these are not good enough to keep students protected; schools need additional policies put in place to help keep their students safe. In 1972 Title IX was passed which was a law that “requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding” (History). The law has ten areas in which it protects students and their access to higher education, career education, education for pregnant and parenting students, employment, learning environment, math and science, sexual harassment, standardized testing and technology (History). When dealing with sexual harassment Title IX requires that schools immediately take action to eliminate sexual assault threats as soon as an incident is reported (studentaffaris). The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or for short Clery Act is another law that is put in place to protect sexually assaulted victims. ...
Mott, Meg. "What about prevention? Higher ed must adopt stronger policies and practices to prevent sexual assault." University Business Mar. 2014: 56. Academic OneFile. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
It’s easy for sexual harassment and relationship violence to be dismissed as only “adult” issues. On the contrary, these problems have proven to be pervasive in both junior and senior high schools. Although statistics show that “nearly half of students are sexually harassed in school” (Koebler, 2011), sexual harassment and dating violence are not being appropriately addressed in schools and are in essence, being shoved under the table. These are not fleeting issues, because sexual harassment and domestic violence can be particularly harmful to victims and have long-lasting, detrimental effects. One senior girl at Hoover High School said she has experienced sexual harassment and dating violence first hand,
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
A survey from the Association of American Universities of 150,000 students found that more than one in four women experience sexual assault during their four years in college. Over the four year college period, 27.2% of female students are victims of unwanted sexual contact that ranges from touching to rape (6). Sexual assault is far too common and it is an epidemic that faces many students in college. Many students suffer from the consequences of sexual assault, which is a result of many social and cultural deficiencies, but it can be fixed through a multifaceted approach. The problem of sexual assault can be fixed through the education of the community, a positive and helpful school environment, and classes focused on prevention.
Gary uses ethical appeals to provide different ideas and suggestions as solutions to this problem. According to Senator Kristen Gillibrand, NewYork, and Senator Claire McCaskill, Missouri, “surveys should be given to students and parents and the statute of limitations on Title IX complaints should be extended beyond six months. There should be federal grants for prevention efforts and a trained interviewer that meets with victims early on. There should also be tougher sanctions against perpetrators and greater cooperation between colleges and local law enforcement” (qtd in Gray 21). Gray shares the opinions from Gillibrand and McCaskill to let her audience know that this issue is bigger than they think and has reached the ears of those in the Senate. By using these two people who have been apart of committees for sexual assault in the military instead of deans from universities, it lets readers know that their intentions are based on helping more than just women in college, but all across America. If Gray were to use deans from universities their opinions about the problems happening on their campuses may be biased and they may not share all the information with the public. She wants people to see Gillibrand and McCaskill’s ideas as stepping stones to recreating the
“ ‘There’s really no clear standard yet -- what we have is a lot of ambiguity on how these standards really work in the court of law,’ said John F. Banzhaf III, a professor at George Washington University Law School” (Medina 1). This is about the highly debated subject: teaching consent in schools. Consensual is involving or carried out by mutual consent. Consent is permission, approval, or agreement. This argument is about where consent is already taught and the results, developing habits that are carried into college, and whether or not it’s abstinence that should be taught. Sex-Ed should teach about consent.
Many people in our world are subjected to things that they might have no control over. Many of them are subjected to sexual misconduct in which they cannot do much. Women are the population in this category whom I will focus on. Many women everywhere have faced sexual misconduct. When they do face sexual misconduct they get traumatized and are vulnerable. Sexual misconduct might occur anywhere, but here we will focus on sexual misconduct that occurs on school grounds. Due to there being sexual misconduct in school grounds, Title IX of the Education Amendment came to be about. Title IX convers a lot of things. There should be a policy that would only focusses on sexual misconduct and what we can do to change it. This policy should also cover what