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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 500 

Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments 

of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity 

in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the 

goal of equal educational opportunities for all women and girls. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2012 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of 

Massachusetts, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CASEY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. KERRY, 

Mr. KIRK, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. 

TESTER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. ISAKSON, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Mrs. MCCASKILL, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education 

Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto 

Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of equal 

educational opportunities for all women and girls. 

Whereas 40 years ago, on June 23, 1972, title IX of the 

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ferred to as ‘‘title IX’’)(20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) was 

signed into law by the President of the United States; 

Whereas Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green led 

the successful fight in Congress to pass this legislation; 

Whereas, on October 29, 2002, title IX was named the 

‘‘Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education 

Act’’ in recognition of Representative Mink’s heroic, visionary, and tireless leadership in developing and passing 

title IX; 

Whereas title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex 

in the administration of any education program receiving 

Federal financial assistance, including sports, and bars 

sexual and sex-based harassment, discrimination against 

pregnant and parenting students, and the use of stereotypes and other barriers to limit a person’s access to a 

particular educational field; 

Whereas remarkable gains have been made to ensure equal 

opportunity for women and girls under the inspiration 

and mandate of title IX; 

Whereas title IX has increased educational opportunities for 

women and girls, including their access to professional 

schools and nontraditional fields of study, and has improved their employment opportunities; 

Whereas title IX has increased opportunities for women and 

girls in sports, leading to greater access to competitive 

sports and building strong values such as teamwork, 

leadership, discipline, work ethic, self-sacrifice, pride in 

accomplishment, and strength of character; 

Whereas, while title IX has been instrumental in fostering 40 

years of progress toward equality between men and 


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women in educational institutions and the workplace, 

there remains progress to be made; 

Whereas, in the 2010-2011 school year, girls were provided 

1,300,000 fewer opportunities to play high school sports 

than boys; 

Whereas, in 2010, at the typical Division I Football Bowl 

Subdivision school, 51 percent of the students were 

women, but female athletes received only 28 percent of 

the total money spent on athletics, 31 percent of the 

money spent to recruit new athletes, and 42 percent of 

the total athletic scholarship funds; 

Whereas research shows that more than 8 out of 10 successful businesswomen played organized sports as children; 

Whereas, for girls who engage in sports, 80 percent are less 

likely to have a drug problem and 92 percent are less 

likely to have an unwanted pregnancy; 

Whereas title IX seeks to protect students from sexual harassment and defend pregnant and parenting students 

from discrimination; 

Whereas stereotypes and discriminatory barriers in the fields 

of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics persist and contribute to the low numbers of women and 

girls in those fields; 

Whereas, in 2009, women comprised only 19 percent of students receiving baccalaureate degrees in physics, 18 percent of students receiving baccalaureate degrees in computer science, 16 percent of students receiving baccalaureate degrees in engineering and engineering technologies, and 22 percent of students receiving master’s or 

doctorate degrees in engineering and engineering technologies; and 


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Whereas, while title IX has resulted in significant gains for 

women and girls in education, the law’s full promise of 

equal educational opportunities for all women and girls 

has not yet been fulfilled: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) celebrates the accomplishments resulting 

3 from the passage of title IX of the Education 

4 Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy 

5 Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education 

6 Act, in increasing opportunities for women and girls 

7 in many facets of education, including the magnifi8 cent accomplishments of women and girls in sports; 

9 (2) reaffirms the commitment of title IX to 

10 ending all discrimination against women and girls in 

11 elementary, secondary, and higher education, and to 

12 equal opportunities for women and girls in athletics; 

13 and 

14 (3) recognizes the continued importance of title 

15 IX in providing needed protections for women and 

16 girls. 

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