[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 500 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 500
Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in
Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal
of equal educational opportunities for all women and girls.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 20, 2012
Mrs. Murray (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts,
Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Coons, Mr. Enzi, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lieberman,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Ayotte,
Mrs. McCaskill, and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following resolution;
which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in
Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal
of equal educational opportunities for all women and girls.
Whereas 40 years ago, on June 23, 1972, title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972 (in this preamble referred to as ``title IX'')(20 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.) was signed into law by the President of the United States;
Whereas Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green led the successful fight
in Congress to pass this legislation;
Whereas, on October 29, 2002, title IX was named the ``Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal
Opportunity in Education Act'' in recognition of Representative Mink's
heroic, visionary, and tireless leadership in developing and passing
title IX;
Whereas title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the
administration of any education program receiving Federal financial
assistance, including sports, and bars sexual and sex-based harassment,
discrimination against pregnant and parenting students, and the use of
stereotypes and other barriers to limit a person's access to a
particular educational field;
Whereas remarkable gains have been made to ensure equal opportunity for women
and girls under the inspiration and mandate of title IX;
Whereas title IX has increased educational opportunities for women and girls,
including their access to professional schools and nontraditional fields
of study, and has improved their employment opportunities;
Whereas title IX has increased opportunities for women and girls in sports,
leading to greater access to competitive sports and building strong
values such as teamwork, leadership, discipline, work ethic, self-
sacrifice, pride in accomplishment, and strength of character;
Whereas, while title IX has been instrumental in fostering 40 years of progress
toward equality between men and women in educational institutions and
the workplace, there remains progress to be made;
Whereas, in the 2010-2011 school year, girls were provided 1,300,000 fewer
opportunities to play high school sports than boys;
Whereas, in 2010, at the typical Division I Football Bowl Subdivision school, 51
percent of the students were women, but female athletes received only 28
percent of the total money spent on athletics, 31 percent of the money
spent to recruit new athletes, and 42 percent of the total athletic
scholarship funds;
Whereas research shows that more than 8 out of 10 successful businesswomen
played organized sports as children;
Whereas, for girls who engage in sports, 80 percent are less likely to have a
drug problem and 92 percent are less likely to have an unwanted
pregnancy;
Whereas title IX seeks to protect students from sexual harassment and defend
pregnant and parenting students from discrimination;
Whereas stereotypes and discriminatory barriers in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics persist and contribute to the
low numbers of women and girls in those fields;
Whereas, in 2009, women comprised only 19 percent of students receiving
baccalaureate degrees in physics, 18 percent of students receiving
baccalaureate degrees in computer science, 16 percent of students
receiving baccalaureate degrees in engineering and engineering
technologies, and 22 percent of students receiving master's or doctorate
degrees in engineering and engineering technologies; and
Whereas, while title IX has resulted in significant gains for women and girls in
education, the law's full promise of equal educational opportunities for
all women and girls has not yet been fulfilled: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) celebrates the accomplishments resulting from the
passage of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also
known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education
Act, in increasing opportunities for women and girls in many
facets of education, including the magnificent accomplishments
of women and girls in sports;
(2) reaffirms the commitment of title IX to ending all
discrimination against women and girls in elementary,
secondary, and higher education, and to equal opportunities for
women and girls in athletics; and
(3) recognizes the continued importance of title IX in
providing needed protections for women and girls.
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