Book contents
- Badges and Incidents
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Badges and Incidents
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political Philosophy of American Education
- 2 American Education from Independence to Reconstruction and the Stamp of Slavery
- 3 Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
- 4 Brown and Resegregation
- 5 Voluntary Race-Conscious Admissions Policies in Higher Education
- 6 San Antonio, Inequity, and the Human Struggle
- 7 Gender Discrimination in Education
- 8 Special Education and Inclusion
- 9 Civil Rights in the Educational Environment and Student Discipline
- 10 Current Reform Initiatives and a Better Way Forward
- Index
7 - Gender Discrimination in Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2019
- Badges and Incidents
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Badges and Incidents
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political Philosophy of American Education
- 2 American Education from Independence to Reconstruction and the Stamp of Slavery
- 3 Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
- 4 Brown and Resegregation
- 5 Voluntary Race-Conscious Admissions Policies in Higher Education
- 6 San Antonio, Inequity, and the Human Struggle
- 7 Gender Discrimination in Education
- 8 Special Education and Inclusion
- 9 Civil Rights in the Educational Environment and Student Discipline
- 10 Current Reform Initiatives and a Better Way Forward
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the history of efforts to ensure gender equity in education. Special attention is paid to the provisions, case law, and enforcement actions of Title IX of the Eduational Act of 1972. Key precedents are examined, including Grove City, Cannon, Gebser, and Davis. The chapter also examines the use of the Equal Protection Clause to create equal educational opportunities for women - most notably exemplified by Justice Ginsburg’s majority opinion in United States v. Virginia. The chapter compares the disparate approaches to Title IX enforcement taken by the Obama and Trump adminstrations, contrasting the standards, emphases, and procedures outlined in their respective regulatory documents. Finally, the chapter examines the ongoing prevalence of gender discrimination in American education and American society at large. The tenets of social constructivism promise to help mitigate both harmful tendencies.
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- Badges and IncidentsA Transdisciplinary History of the Right to Education in America, pp. 137 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019