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Title IX at Whitman: an Investigation
Neena Chaudry, the vice president and general counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, said the drastic shift in female participation can be partly attributed to the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendment of the Civil Rights Act in 1972.
“The intent behind it was to sort of break down the barriers for women and girls in education,” Chaudhry said. “It prohibits all kinds of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, discrimination in athletics, and just any kind of discrimination on the basis of sex.”
