[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WEAKENING TITLE IX NOT AN OPTION

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
condemn any weakening of Title IX.
  This week a national commission will vote on various proposals to 
reform Title IX for the Secretary of Education, Rod Paige. Since 1972, 
Title IX has made landmark strides to prohibit sex discrimination in 
education and to reverse discrimination against women in collegiate 
sports. However, under one proposal, women would be given only 43 
percent of collegiate scholarships versus the 55 percent of enrollment 
in universities.
  Critics of Title IX are saying that the law should be revised 
according to female interest. However, since its enactment, athletic 
participation by women in college has increased five times, despite the 
lack of resources devoted to make it an attractive thing to do.
  Title IX has been a cornerstone for improvements for women not just 
in sports, but in key areas such as standardized testing, higher 
education and math and science employment. Until women are equal in all 
areas, weakening of Title IX should not be an option.

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