By Omny Miranda Martone | Founder and CEO
Last week was the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation signed into law on June 23rd, 1972. Consisting of a mere 37 words—“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Title IX transformed the landscape of gender equity in education and is well known for its application addressing campus sexual violence.
Our Founder and CEO, Omny Miranda Martone, testified before the Department of Education last June on behalf of the Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA). They advocated for Title IX to significantly increase support for survivors and drastically improve the prevention of sexual violence. Following the anniversary, the Department of Education released the new proposed regulations for Title IX based on last June’s testimony. As expected, the proposed regulations mark a significant departure from those passed by the Trump administration. The Trump-era regulations gravely reduced the rights of survivors and limited universities’ abilities to address sexual violence. If passed, the new regulations will significantly expand the rights of survivors, providing victims of sexual violence with options to seek justice and resources from their university. Unfortunately, the new regulations do not require the prevention of sexual violence.
In the next two months, we will be advocating for the proposed regulations to be expanded to require that universities take action to prevent sexual violence. We are currently working on our public comment, which will be published by the end of July. Further, our Founder and CEO plans to testify before the Department of Education again and will continue to advocate for student survivors and the prevention of sexual violence.
Your continued support empowers us to prevent sexual violence for thousands of students across the country. Thank you!
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