Feds using strategy of sexual offenders – DARVO
A defensive strategy called DARVO that is frequently used by accused sexual offenders now is often used by federal immigration agents accused of violence.
“Unlawful Advances” Digs Into Title IX
A new book, Unlawful Advances, examines how Title IX came to be applied to sexual harassment.
Title IX rules finalized and evolving
The U.S. Department of Education finalized new Title IX rules that illustrate the ever-evolving ways our society tries to battle sex discrimination in education. It's fair to say that we've made great progress in the last 52 years since Congress…
Title IX history going and coming
https://youtu.be/EJUOHcOqRPI?feature=shared This month, October 2023, marks two milestones in Title IX history -- one of a Title IX foremother going to her rest and one marking 10 years of today's youth coming into the next chapter of Title IX advocacy…
Bill could fix flaw imposed by Supreme Court on Title IX
A federal bill could repair a flaw imposed by the Supreme Court on Title IX more than 20 years ago that makes it harder to address sexual harassment in education than in employment. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mazie Hirono…
Video: athletes see the differences in treatment
Rather than read the case files of recent Title IX lawsuits, you can easily get the picture through this short video of athletes describing how they see differences in their schools' treatment of girls' and boys' sports. In this case,…
37 Words coming to Korea
Good news -- The publisher Wisdom House has licensed the rights to publish a translation of 37 Words in Korea! I'm surprised, I'll admit. I figured that my history of Title IX and the struggle against sex discrimination in U.S…
Potential big deal for Title IX lawsuits
A little-noticed legal ruling this week could be a big deal for Title IX lawsuits going forward. If I'm reading this right, colleges and universities could be held accountable not only for cases in which they were deliberately indifferent to…
Confronting child sex trafficking on campus
Child sex trafficking isn't the first thing most people think of when they consider sexual harassment and assault in higher education. But it's more common than you may think. And perpetrators are almost all white, male academics, according to a…
Congress mandates surveys on sexual violence
Once again the federal Education Department is stepping in to do something that all colleges should have done but many haven't -- surveys about sexual violence on campus. Hooray for the feds. Under a provision tucked into a 3,000-page Congressional…