Title IX: How One Mother Changed the World for Her Daughter and Other Women Gwendolyn Mink

Gwendolyn Mink will explore the history and future of Title IX. She will discuss her mother's role in the legislative origins of Title IX and in related legislative struggles for gender equity in education; consider the impacts and limitations of Title IX; and suggest ways to strengthen Title IX and advance its mission. Now an independent scholar, Professor Mink taught at
UC Santa Cruz for twenty years and at Smith College for five years. She writes and teaches about gender and poverty in law and social policy.

Co-sponsored by the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Academic Policy; the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor; and the Office of Equal Opportunity & Sexual Harassment/Title IX Compliance.