Rename this book — beyond 37 Words
Help rename this book -- 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.
Paperback coming of Title IX history
The New Press will release a trade paperback version of 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.
Title IX rules finalized and evolving
The U.S. Department of Education finalized new Title IX rules that illustrate the ever-evolving ways our society tries to battle sex discrimination in education. It's fair to say that we've made great progress in the last 52 years since Congress…
Moving beyond Title IX’s first 50 years
On June 23 we will be moving beyond Title IX's first 50 years into the next half-century. There's so much left to accomplish. Knowing the history of Title IX's successes and not-yet-successes can guide us as we move forward and…
A year of blogging: Title IX’s 50th
Twelve months ago I said I'd recognize Title IX's 50th anniversary with a year of weekly blog posts here on 37 Words. I've focused each post on a particular Title IX topic in the news that week or on an…
Sex discrimination affects climate change
What does sex discrimination in education have to do with the fight against climate change? Lots. In this slow week for Title IX news while students are on winter break, I'll mention just one. By Andrewholmes24. Top photo of windmills…
Last stop: Talking about Title IX in Ohio
To close out my month-long book tour I'll be signing books and talking about Title IX at two bookstores in Ohio on Friday, November 18. First up: Come say hello and get your signed copy of 37 Words: Title IX…
Talking about Title IX in Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology President Angel Cabrera Izquierdo and I will be talking about Title IX in Atlanta in one of his "Conversations with Cabrera" on Tuesday, November 15 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The event is free and open…
Talking about Title IX in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Mary Jo Kane I'm on my way to the Twin Cities, where I'll be talking about 37 Words and Title IX in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Join me for a free event open to all at SubText Books in St…
Talking about Title IX in Missouri
This Thursday and Friday I'll be talking about Title IX in Missouri, hosted by two wonderful book stores in St. Louis and Columbia, home of the University of Missouri main campus. One of the events will be live-streamed, so you…
Talking about Title IX in Syracuse
I'll be talking about Title IX in Syracuse on Monday, October 24 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time in Grewen Auditorium of Le Moyne College. The event is free and open to the public. Also that day, look for me on…
Y’all are welcome in Texas (virtually)
Y'all are welcome at the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Women in Law for an online conversation with me on Wednesday, October 19 at 1 p.m. Central Time as part of their “Ex Libris” authors series. It's free, but you'll…
Title IX showdown on abortion
A recent Supreme Court ruling clashed with existing laws, producing a Title IX showdown on abortion of sorts in schools, colleges, and universities. The U.S. Department of Education reminded educational institutions that Title IX protects students, faculty, and staff against…
Video: athletes see the differences in treatment
Rather than read the case files of recent Title IX lawsuits, you can easily get the picture through this short video of athletes describing how they see differences in their schools' treatment of girls' and boys' sports. In this case,…
Book censorship attempts on the rise
Requests for book censorship are a bigger problem than ever before, the American Library Association announced as part of Banned Books Week, September 18-24, 2022. In 2021, 729 requests tried to ban 1,597 books. So far in 2022, 681 attempts…
Comments on Title IX regulations hit record
People and organizations submitted a record number of comments on Title IX regulations proposed by the Biden Administration. The Department of Education will review 240,085 comments received by the September 12 deadline before taking its next steps to revise Title…
Time for Congress to enforce Title IX in sports?
Fifty years of failure to stop sex discrimination in school athletics means that it's time for Congress to help enforce Title IX in sports, an influential think tank proposed. If schools with athletics programs want federal funding (which nearly all…
Women’s Equality Day includes education
Women's Equality Day on August 26 includes the struggle for equity in education, which handily illustrates how movements for various aspects of women's rights are never really separate from each other. On that date in 1920, U.S. women won the…
Title IX matters in “flyover states”
Title IX controversies historically draw the most attention if they come from elite coastal universities or Washington, D.C.'s halls of power, but sex discrimination matters just as much to schools in the so-called "flyover states." In the 1970s women faculty…
37 Words coming to Korea
Good news -- The publisher Wisdom House has licensed the rights to publish a translation of 37 Words in Korea! I'm surprised, I'll admit. I figured that my history of Title IX and the struggle against sex discrimination in U.S…