Education

Education is the foundation for civic participation, and schools are formative in shaping how children and young people view themselves and others. Accordingly, it is essential that school environments foster gender equality and provide safe spaces in which all students can learn. However, the gains in girls’ and women’s access to education that have been made since the enactment of Title IX are being undermined with the increasing adoption of sex-segregated programs based on gender stereotypes in public schools. These programs are often justified and implemented in reliance on pseudo-scientific...