The Absence of Parenting Students’ Rights: How and Why Title IX Tolerates Discriminatory Attendance Policies

Authors

Elizabeth M. Hady, The University of Chicago Law School

Abstract

The article examines the gaps in Title IX protections for parenting students, particularly female students, and highlights how societal stigma and discursive frameworks undermine their rights. It argues that while Title IX prohibits sex discrimination, its implementation often fails to address the unique challenges faced by parenting students, especially mothers, who are disproportionately affected by rigid attendance policies and discriminatory attitudes. The analysis emphasizes the role of "contamination discourse," which stigmatizes teenage mothers as irresponsible and a threat to societal morals, further eroding their legal protections and perpetuating inequality in education.

Disciplines

Education Law | Law | Law and Gender

Recommended Citation

Elizabeth M. Hady, The Absence of Parenting Students’ Rights: How and Why Title IX Tolerates Discriminatory Attendance Policies, 21 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 95 (2014).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol21/iss1/5