,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bja ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bb1 #bjag ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,,resolution ,affirming the importance of title ,,ix1 applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to women and girls1 and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities4 ,whereas in #aigb ,president ,richard ,m4 ,nixon signed into law title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 7referred to in this preamble as title ,,ix72 ,whereas in #bjjb ,congress passed a joint resolution establishing that title ,,ix may be cited as the ,patsy ,takemoto ,mink ,equal ,opportunity in ,education ,act2 ,whereas title ,,ix prohibits any institution that receives ,federal education funding from discriminating against students or employees on the basis of sex2 ,whereas sex discrimination includes-- 7#a7 gender-based violence2 7#b7 sexual harassment and assault2 7#c7 dating violence2 and 7#d7 domestic violence2 ,whereas title ,,ix guarantees-- 7#a7 equal educational opportunities for all students1 including pregnant or parenting students and gender non-conforming students2 and 7#b7 protection for students from discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity2 ,whereas1 since #aigb1 the ,united ,states has made great progress in providing educational opportunities to women and girls1 and in #bjae women earned the majority of doctoral1 master's1 baccalaureate1 and associate degrees2 ,whereas1 since #aigb1 the participation of women and girls in sports has increased by #a1jjj percent in high school and greater than #ejj percent in college1 providing women and girls with the opportunity-- 7#a7 to develop leadership and teamwork skills2 7#b7 to earn athletic scholarships to help finance a college degree2 and 7#c7 to become successful professional athletes2 ,whereas1 despite the progress that has been made in higher education and athletics1 women1 girls1 pregnant or parenting students1 and gender non-conforming students in the ,united ,states are still frequently denied equal educational opportunities2 ,whereas the number of baccalaureate degrees in science1 technology1 engineering1 and math earned by women has decreased over the past decade1 and women earn only-- 7#a7 #ci percent of physical science degrees2 7#b7 #ah percent of computing degrees2 7#c7 #ai percent of engineering degrees2 and 7#d7 #dc percent of mathematics degrees2 ,whereas women of color earn only #f percent of computing degrees and #c percent of engineering degrees at the baccalaureate level2 ,whereas1 despite representing #ef percent of all those enrolled in colleges and universities in the ,united ,states1 women hold almost #b_/c of all outstanding student debt1 and the average of student debt owed by women following the completion of a baccalaureate degree is #a1ejj more than the average of student debt owed by men2 ,whereas there are approximately #fd1jjj fewer opportunities for women to participate in college sports compared to men1 and in #bjae1 women made up only #cg of the #cac athletic directors in ,division ,i sports2 ,whereas multiple studies have confirmed that #a in #e women are sexually assaulted on college campuses and approximately #bj percent of girls have been the victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault while in high school2 ,whereas more than #ej percent of girls in grades #g through #ab experience sexual harassment and #aj percent of high school students experience dating violence each year1 which can-- 7#a7 lead to symptoms of depression and anxiety and unhealthy and antisocial behaviors2 and 7#b7 negatively impact academic achievement2 ,whereas men still hold the vast majority of school leadership positions1 and women make up approximately-- 7#a7 #ce percent of full professors at degree-granting postsecondary institutions2 7#b7 #bf percent of college and university presidents2 and 7#c7 #bg percent of school district superintendents2 ,whereas pregnant and parenting students are more likely to drop out of high school compared to other students1 and only #ea percent of mothers under the age of #bj earn a high school diploma by the age of #bb1 leading to decreased opportunities for continuing education and employment2 ,whereas students face pervasive discrimination and harassment in school1 on college campuses1 and in the workforce on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity1 which-- 7#a7 impedes the ability of the students to fully access the educational opportunities to which the students are entitled2 and 7#b7 constitutes sex discrimination2 and ,whereas between #bjaa and #bjaf1 investigations by the ,office for ,civil ,rights at the ,department of ,education into reports of sexual and dating violence and discrimination against transgender students have helped to identify and respond to systemic issues of discrimination against students that otherwise would have gone unrecognized1 yet recent actions from the ,office for ,civil ,rights indicate there will be fewer resources and less attention focused on these issues moving forward3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 applauds the tremendous increase in educational opportunities for women and girls1 including in sports1 since the passage of title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq472 7#b7 encourages the ,department of ,education and the ,department of ,justice to protect the rights of students to have safe learning environments by working to ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex1 including-- 7,a7 sexual assault2 7,b7 harassment2 7,c7 domestic and dating violence2 7,d7 discrimination or harassment on the basis of pregnancy2 7,e7 sex stereotyping2 and 7,f7 discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity2 and 7#c7 recognizes the work that still remains to be done to secure the promise of title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 that no federally funded educational institution shall discriminate against any person on the basis of sex4