Last week, the Department of Education issued an extremely harmful rule designed to substantially weaken Title IX. This rule rolls back important protections for student survivors of sexual harassment and assault. AAUW has vigorously opposed this change for more than a year, but its implementation during a global pandemic only adds to the confusion and unrest already felt within the education community. While AAUW is determined to stop this rule from ever going into effect, they also need to ensure that there are resources in the right hands to help students and survivors.

Proactive responses are needed to provide schools with resources to fully realize Title IX’s promise of equity in education. Click here to urge Tennessee’s members of Congress to cosponsor the Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act (GEEA).

GEEA would help to reduce and prevent sex discrimination in all areas of education by supporting the vital, on-the-ground work of Title IX coordinators through additional resources, training, and technical assistance. It would also authorize competitive grants to K-12 schools, colleges, local educational agencies, or states to support their gender equity work.

AAUW advocates were key to the passage of Title IX, and we continue to fight today to realize the full promise of the law, despite the recent announcement of this harmful rule.