Campus sexual violence in the United States has been elevated as a matter of national concern over the past decade through student activism, Title IX legal regulation, and the #MeToo movement. This attention has mandated the creation of institutional structures for addressing sexual violence, but also highlighted the limitations of university…

More than 50 years after the term "sexual harassment" was coined in 1971, the problem persists, with 59% of U.S. women undergraduates reporting that they have been sexually harassed since enrolling in college. Historical narrative offers a deeper understanding of current issues, yet the historiography of higher education has remained…

This literature review includes a broad review of LGBTQ+ civil rights law and evolving cases, population research and limitations of data collection, student survey findings on school climate and safety, education best practices at the classroom, district and state level, and student perspectives from youth across the country, including members of…

In the pages of this year's annual report, readers will hear the stories of women across the country who have been confronted with barriers. These women represent the unique and diverse fabric of AAUW (American Association of University Women): they are long-time members, new members, donors, grant recipients, fellows, and friends united in the…

Although Title IX (sex discrimination) issues have received widespread notice at the universities over the past decade, this federal legislation is now expanding athletic opportunities for secondary-level girls. Growing parental activism is one reason. Noncompliance with federal law is commonplace. Montana, California, and Mississippi cases are…

This booklet, written for students, discusses ways that students can work to end sex discrimination where it exists in their schools. Information is included on how to file a grievance; how to work with students, administrators and teachers on Title IX; how to run workshops; and how to publicize issues related to Title IX. Appended are a…

Bella Stavisky was born in New York City on July 24, 1920. She was born to activism: her father's butcher shop was called the Live and Let Live Meat Market, in protest of WWI. Her parents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and when her father died there was no son to say Kaddish for him, so 13-year-old Bella marched into Temple each day for a year to…

This bibliography updates a previous bibliography on campus judicial systems, student rights, student discipline, equal opportunity, and other legal issues related to college students. The bibliography is divided into five sections: Books, Monographs, & Reports; Papers, Addresses, and Bibliographies; Periodicals and Journals; Theses and…