Title IX Webinar – Breaking Down Barriers
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
These thirty-seven words are the Title IX clause of the 1972 Federal Education Amendments. Although Title IX applies to all activities and programs, it has received the most attention for its impacts on athletics, especially at the collegiate level.
Speakers
 | Alicia Hetman AAUW California Title IX Consultant & Public Policy Committee, AAUW Public Policy Committee |
 | Keasara (Kiki) Williams Executive Director of Student Experience and Equity Compliance Office of Equity at San Francisco Unified School District. |
 | Kim Turner Senior Staff Attorney for Legal Aid at Work. She works with the gender equity and LGBT rights program, Fair Play for Girls in Sports Project. |
 | Jean Reed Co-President of Petaluma AAUW Branch. Led the AAUW San Jose Branch’s Title IX Sports Equity Community Project. |
 | Linda Slater President of the AAUW Hayward-Castro Valley Branch, Board Member AAUW California Special Projects Fund (SPF), Member AAUW California Communications Committee. |
 | Donna Lilly AAUW California College/University Contact |
To make the most of your webinar experience:
Before the session:
Go online to your local school districts and colleges/universities websites and find the “student handbook” and “parent/student handbook” and look for and document the following:
- The Nondiscrimination Policy and Complaint Procedures,
- The name and contact information for the Title IX Coordinator (required to have at least one, but some have a team approach)
3.The Sexual Harassment Policy and Complaint Procedures
Take a look at the discipline policy to document which gender discrimination/harassment issues are included.