FMF Education Equity Program
 Dr. Sue Klein, FMF Education Equity Director |
On the heels of President Bush's attempts to weaken Title IX, the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) launched the FMF Education Equity program. Directed by Dr. Susan Klein, the program plays a leading role in compiling research on gender equity and developing an active national Title IX Action Network with Title IX gender equity coordinators and others who support gender equality in education to fight the many threats to Title IX and maximize its beneficial impact on society.
“Title IX requires institutions that receive federal financial assistance for education programs or activities to comply with all of its regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex,” said Dr. Klein. “Each institution must have a Title IX Coordinator to comply. Many don't. We must increase nationwide compliance and provide information and resources to make gender equity in education a reality for women and men, girls and boys.”
Dr. Klein collaborated with 200 experts to develop the 2007 Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity Through Education, 2nd Edition. It builds on the sex equity handbook that she edited in 1985. The new handbook maps the progress made in gender equity in education over the past 20 years and sets forth a research and action agenda for the next decade.
In addition to new chapters on global gender equity and technology, the new 754 page Handbook covers sexuality education, sexual harassment, and women’s and gender studies. Instead of one chapter on minority women as in the 1985 Handbook , there are separate chapters on gender equity for African Americans, Latina/os, Asian and Pacific Island Americans, American Indians as well as chapters on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues; Gifted Students, and People with Disabilities. Researchers, gender equity specialists, and six Part Editors contributed to making this a landmark book.
Before joining the FMF, Dr. Klein, an educational psychologist, spent 34 years with the U.S. Department of Education. In this capacity she provided national leadership on gender equity issues, initiated studies that identified sex inequities in classrooms, and served as coordinator of the Gender Equity Expert Panel, recommending and promoting promising and exemplary gender equity programs.
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