Title IX

第九条是一项联邦法律，禁止所有接受联邦资助的教育机构歧视学生, employees, as well as third parties and visitors on its campus, on the basis of sex. 第九条还禁止基于怀孕和/或与怀孕有关的情况的歧视, as a form of sex discrimination.

第九条禁止在所有大学学生服务和学术项目中存在性别歧视，包括, but not limited to, admissions, financial aid, academic advising, housing, athletics, recreational services, college residential life programs, health services, counseling and psychological services, Registrar's office, classroom assignments, grading and discipline.

第九条还禁止在就业和招聘考虑或选择方面的性别歧视, whether full‐time or part‐time, 由接受或受益于联邦财政援助的机构开展的任何教育计划或活动. Title IX applies to all aspects of academic programs, financial assistance, and athletics, 由接受联邦财政援助的教育机构经营, as related to both education and employment. 第九条涵盖了影响所有学生受教育机会的行动, including sexual harassment, sexual violence (e.g., rape, sexual assault, sexual coercion), stalking, and dating, intimate partner, and relationship violence (i.e., domestic violence).

根据第九条法律，大学有责任对性暴力行为作出反应，其中包括提供有关报告程序的信息, policy, and support resources and campus contacts.

If an educational institution fails to comply with Title IX, the institution can be subject to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. 在最极端的情况下，后果可能包括但不限于支付损害赔偿金或失去部分或全部联邦资金. 联邦资金包括来自联邦政府的赠款、补贴和其他项目资金. In addition to consequences that can be imposed by the U.S. Department of Education, 那些寻求纠正违反第九条的行为的人也可能起诉教育机构.