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Gender Equity and Discrimination - All Levels of Education
Gender Equity and Discrimination - K-12
Gender Equity and Discrimination - Higher Education
Gender Equity - Athletics
Sexual Harassment and Assault

Gender Equity and Discrimination -- All Levels of Education

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
Toll-free: 1-800-421-3481
TDD: 877-521-2172
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Investigates and resolves complaints of discrimination in education. See website for regional centers and information about filing a complaint.

Feminist Majority Foundation, Education Equality Program
www.feminist.org/education
(703) 522-2214
1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
Terrific resource and action center on issues of educational equity and Title IX. Definitions, information, research, and links.

National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education
http://ncwge.org/
202-785-7793
Email: Lisa Maatz, maatzl@aauw.org
Nonprofit coalition dedicated to improving educational opportunities for girls and women. Public education about issues concerning equal rights for women and girls in education; monitors enforcement of laws promoting gender equity in education; research and policy analysis. Website has info about laws and policies, and issues affecting women’s equal access to education and athletics.

I EXercise My Rights -- Title IX
http://titleix.info/
Public service, informational campaign designed to educate the public about Title IX. Explains the regulations in easy-to-understand language with cases studies, provides local community Title IX resources, links to many governmental and educational organizations for more detailed information and advocacy.

Gender, Diversity, and Technologies Institute
http://www2.edc.org/gdi/
Toll-free: 800.225.4276
55 Chapel St.
Newton, Ma 02458
Email: genderdiversities@edc.org
Innovative research and policy institute that focuses on developing gender-healthy education and schools; technology and gender; the elimination of all forms of gendered violence; improving economic self-sufficiency for both women and men; and developing a deeper understanding of the multiple ways to define femininity and masculinity.

National Women’s Law Center Gender Equity in Education
http://nwlc.org/
11 Dupont Circle, NW, # 800
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 588-5180
Info@nwlc.org
Public education, advocacy, and impact litigation to enforce Title IX and promote gender equity. Projects have included challenging biased testing procedures, inequities in math/science education, discrimination in athletics, and sexual harassment. Takes very few cases a year; information and resources on website.

Myra Sadker Foundation to Promote Gender Equity
http://sadker.org/
Phone: 301-229-8483
8608 Carlynn Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Email: dsadker@verizon.net
Works to eliminate gender bias in education. Provides undergraduate scholarships, doctoral dissertation awards, special grants to K-12 teachers to support classroom efforts at eliminating bias, and special grants to K-12 students working to support the ideals of the Myra Sadker Foundation. Website has resources and suggestions for achieving equality in education.

Women’s Equity Resource Center
http://www2.edc.org/WomensEquity/
Website is an excellent resource for any question regarding Title IX and has contacts for equity assistance centers. Site is no longer active for questions, but still contains excellent information

Gender Equity and Discrimination -- K-12

Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education
http://www.agele.org/
Phone/Fax: (734) 769-2456
317 S. Division, PMB 54
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Works in coalition to provide leadership, advocacy, professional development, and outreach to achieve gender equity, and to erase inequalities due to disability, race, socioeconomic status. Publications, research, public policy.

Educational Equity Center, Inc.
http://www.edequity.org/
Voice/TTY: (212) 243-1110
100 Fifth Ave., 8th floor
New York, NY 10011
information@edequity.org
Fights discrimination based on gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and level of family income. Workshops and training institutes for educators, school administrators, and parents; research projects to strengthen education programs, especially science and math; resources for women and girls with disabilities.

Gender Equity and Discrimination -- Higher Education

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
http://www.aauw.org/
Legal Advocacy Fund: 202-785-7750 or 800-326-2289
Main: 202-785-7700
1111 Sixteenth Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Legal Advocacy Fund Email: laf@aauw.org
AAUW Offers a wide variety of scholarships and grants to students and professionals via Education Fund. Legal Advocacy Fund (part of the AAUW Educational Foundation) provides financial and technical support to students, faculty, staff, and administrators in cases challenging discriminatory practices such as sexual harassment, denial of tenure or promotion, pay inequity, and inequality in women's athletics programs. Issue resources on pay equity, tenure, sexual assault and harassment on campus, Title IX available online.

Gender Equity -- Athletics

National Association for Girls and Women in Sports
www.aahperd.org/nagws
(703) 476-3400
(800) 213-7193 x453
1900 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 20191-1598
Activities include research, advocacy, leadership development and programming development. Goal of these projects is to increase gender equality in school sports.

Women’s Sports Foundation
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/
Information & Referral Hotline: (800) 227-3988
(516) 542-4700
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, NY 11554
info@womenssportsfoundation.org
Has education, advocacy and leadership programs. Reports on Title IX, teen pregnancy, sexual harassment, and health and fitness, as well as numerous newspaper articles, are available on website. Visitors to website can submit questions via e-mail.

Sexual Harassment and Assault

Harassment Resolution Services
http://www.endharassment.org/
Phone: 817-492-7171
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76112
Email: contact@endharassment.org
Harassment Resolution Services works to end sexual harassment
and abuse in schools, universities, graduate programs, and for
teens victimized at work, by educating the public about sexual
harassment and bullying, providing free advocacy assistance for
victims, and offering other information and resources to resolve harassment issues.

Sexual Harassment Support
http://www.sexualharassmentsupport.org/SHEd.html
Support and informational resource for victims of sexual harassment. In-depth information about sexual harassment and bullying in schools, including statistics, legal definitions and Title IX issues.

Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation (SESAME)
http://www.sesamenet.org/
Phone: (702) 371-1290
PO Box 94601
Las Vegas, NV 89193-4601
Email: Terri Miller, President Babe4justice@aol.com
Aims to raise awareness about sexual misconduct in schools, encourage victims to report incidents and help them recover. Information about contacting local and national legislators, reporting abuse and Title IX in elementary schools is available on website. Also provides legal referrals.

Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER)
http://www.safercampus.org/
Phone: (347) 293-0953
25 Washington St., Suite 411
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email:
National nonprofit organization that trains and supports grassroots student activists in efforts to win improvements in the sexual assault policies at their colleges and universities. Provides legal information to universities about rape and reaches out to academic departments, students, administrators and faculty.

Security on Campus
http://www.securityoncampus.org/
Toll-free: 1-888-251-7959
Main Office: (610) 768-9330
133 Ivy Lane, Suite 200
King Of Prussia, PA
19406-2101
Nonprofit organization that educates campus communities about crime, provides legal guidance to families and victims, and sponsors anti-crime initiatives. Case law regarding Title IX, school security records access, and hazing accessible through website.