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Gender Equality
The
Kentucky Department of
Education complied this extensive list of resources addressing several
layers of the gender equity issue.
Regulation and Policy Education, Awareness, and
Implementation Resources:
Advancing Women
Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Equal
Opportunity, and Discrimination - US Federal Statutes and Regulations
Directory of Gender Related
Internet Resources for Academic Research
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
The text of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (Pub. L. 88-38)
(EPA), as amended, as it appears in volume 29 of the United States Code, at
section 206(d). The EPA, which is part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
as amended (FLSA), and which is administered and enforced by the EEOC, prohibits
sex-based wage discrimination between men and women in the same establishment
who are performing under similar working conditions.
The Employment Non-Discrimination
Act (ENDA)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC,
US)
EEOC Compliance Manual
EEOC Enforcement Guidances
and Related Documents
EEOC Regulations
Filing a Charge of
Discrimination (EEOC)
Non-Discrimination in
Employment Practices in Education (Code No. 12)
This pamphlet summarizes the employment requirements
under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Protecting Students from Harassment
and Hate Crime: A Guide for Schools (1999).
Published by the OCR in conjunction
with the National Association of Attorneys General, this document provides
step-by-step, practical guidance to help schools respond to and prevent
harassment and violence against students because of their race, color, national
origin, sex, and disability. The Guide may also be of assistance in protecting
students from harassment and violence based on sexual orientation, religion, or
other grounds that may be covered by state or local laws or that schools
recognize as particularly damaging to their students.
"¡Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can:
Latinas in School" (AAUW report)
A new report released by the American
Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation, "¡Si, Se Puede!
Yes, We Can: Latinas in School", reviews the educational (K-12) status and
progress of Latinas. It explores the cultural interaction between America's
Hispanic children and the schools they attend. Authored by Angela B. Ginorio and
Michelle Huston, the report looks at Latinas and how their future or "possible
selves" are influenced by their families, their culture, their peers, their
teachers, and the media. (The AAUW website contains a synopsis & information on
how to order.)
American Association of University Women
Clarification of
Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance: The Three-Part Test (OCR)
The memorandum from the OCR Assistant
Secretary and clarification of the "three-part test" described in the Education
Department's 1979 Policy Interpretation. This test is used to determine whether
students of both sexes are provided nondiscriminatory opportunities to
participate in athletics.
Equal Opportunity in
Intercollegiate Athletics (1991, OCR)
This pamphlet summarizes Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
sex in education programs receiving Federal financial assistance from the
Department. Athletics is considered an integral part of an institution's
education program and is therefore covered by this law.
Equity Assistance Centers
(formerly Desegregation Assistance Centers)
The 10 equity assistance centers are
funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil
Rights Act. They provide assistance in the areas of race, gender, and national
origin equity to public school districts to promote equal educational
opportunities.
Myra Sadker Advocates for Gender Equity
National Association for
Girls and Women in Sport
National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education (NCSEE)
National Women's Law Center
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Title IX,
Education Amendments of 1972
Text of the law. pdf files.
Title IX and Sex
Discrimination (OCR)
This pamphlet summarizes the
requirements pertaining to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which
protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or
activities which receive Federal financial assistance from the Department of
Education.
Twenty-Five Years After
Title IX: Women Gain in Steps, Not Leaps
Article on women's athletics and
Title IX. National Organization for Women website.
United States Commission on Civil Rights
The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
WEEA Equity Resource Center
Wellesley Centers for Women
Women's Sports Foundation
Sexual
Harassment Sites:
Facts About Sexual Harassment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
Labour
Standards - Sexual Harassment - Canada
Division XV.1 of Part III of the
Canada Labour Code establishes an employee's right to employment free of sexual
harassment and requires employers to take positive action to prevent sexual
harassment in the work place.
REVISED SEXUAL HARASSMENT GUIDANCE:
HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS BY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, OTHER STUDENTS, OR THIRD PARTIES -
TITLE IX (January 19, 2001)
The Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights, U.S. Department of Education, issues a new document (revised guidance)
that replaces the March 13, 1997 document entitled "Sexual Harassment Guidance:
Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties."
They revised the guidance in limited respects in light of subsequent Supreme
Court cases relating to sexual harassment in schools.
Sexual Harassment: It's
not Academic (OCR)
This pamphlet addresses issues of
sexual harassment of students by school employees and other students. It is
intended for use by school administrators and other employees in understanding a
school's obligations under Title IX, and by students and their parents in
understanding student rights in this area. The pamphlet answers questions about
sexual harassment, including how to file a complaint with OCR. It also provides
information to be use in developing or evaluating an institution's sexual
harassment grievance procedure.
Sexual Harassment: What
Every Working Woman Needs to Know
Sexual
Harassment and Gender Violence in Schools
A Research and Development Project
Linking Schools and Community-Based Organizations with Title IX, Nan Stein,
Ed.D., Project Director
Survivors of Educator Sexual Abuse and
Misconduct Emerge
SESAME, Inc. is a non-profit
organization dedicated to informing the public about, and reducing the incidence
of, the sexual abuse of students at the hands of teachers and other school
staff.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964
The text of Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) (Title VII), as amended, as it appears in
volume 42 of the United States Code, beginning at section 2000e. Title VII
prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and
national origin.
Understanding Sexual Harassment and the Abuse of Power in Athletic Settings
By Vern Seefeldt, Ph.D., Professor
and Director Emeritus, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports.
Climate, School Safety and Character Education:
Anti-Bullying Network
Bullying in
Schools and What to do about it
Site of Dr. Ken Rigby, Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Psychology and an
educational consultant based at the University of South Australia.
Bully OnLine
Web site of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line
Character Education Clearinghouse
A California Department of Education program which is working on a
curriculum-embedded model for incorporating character education.
Character Education Partnership
A nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals who are dedicated to
promoting character education in our public schools.
ERIC
Bibliography of Character Education Resources on the Web
Eric
Digest: Bullying in Schools
The Project on
Teasing and Bullying
The Wellesley Centers for Women
Using Common Sense: Safety &
Civility in Our Schools
A report on the Safety and Civility Issues Forum sponsored by the Washington
State School Directors' Association Urban Issues Committee
Utah State Office of
Education: Character Education site
Warning Signs - A
violence prevention guide for youth
An on-line guide coproduced by APA and MTV to help youth detect the warning
signs for violent behavior in the peers and themselves.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
American Association of School Personnel
Administrators
American Bar Association
American Civil Liberties Union
National Association of Elementary School
Principals
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