Advocate

  • Title IX and Education

    In 1972, Congress, led by Hawaii Representative Patsy Mink (1927-2002), passed Title IX of the Education Amendments, barring federally funded educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex with respect to students and faculty. Learn More »

  • Title IX and Sports

    For many of those women, it all began with a dream and a little help from Congress, led by Hawaii Representative Patsy Mink, when it passed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Learn More »

  • Ask Congress to suspend time limit on help for needy families.

    Join us in asking Congress to suspend time limits in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program as part of the economic stimulus legislation currently under consideration. Cutting families off TANF, the national assistance program for impoverished families with children, at a time of high and rising unemployment violates fundamental social justice and human rights principles and will further strain other safety net resources already taxed to the breaking point (including homeless shelters and soup kitchens). Learn More »