This guide was developed for those that would like to immerse themselves more deeply in the learning and reflecting upon Gender-based Violence and the importance of Title IX in the United States of America. The specific focus of the guide is to engage participants who are dedicated to examining with specificity of movements against gender-based violence particularly as we discuss the significance of learning about its impact on our communities to suppress the importance of Title IX and the ongoing struggle that exists to this day. 

Short Excerpts - Understanding the history of Title IX and the movements against Gender-based violence 

Articles:

• 10 Days to End Violence Against Women  
• Title IX at Justice.gov
• The Rise of "Great Potential": Youth Activism Against Gender-Based Violence by Damodar, Aashika 
• Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-based Violence: Principles, Lessons learned, and Ways Forward by Dean Peacock and Gary Barker 

Key Books and Resources - Understanding the History of Fight Against Gender-based Violence:

• 'Believing' Is A Book Only Anita Hill Could Have Written by Anita Hill
• Eliminating Gender-Based Violence by Beth R. Crisp 
• Understanding Gender Based Violence  by Nadia Aghtaie, Geetanjali Gangoli
• “I Need to Hurt You More”: Namibia’s Fight to End Gender-Based Violence by Hannah Britton and Lindsey Shook
• Ending Gender-Based Violence: Justice and Community in South Africa by Hannah E. Britton 
• 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination A book which explores the history of the Title IX legislation in the United States. It has also been adapted into a documentary.

Documentaries/Films:

• She Said A film surrounding the New York Times article published by Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor exposing sexual harassment in the workspace. 
• A Better Man A documentary on the process of healing from gender-based violence, especially in circumstances where men take responsibility for their actions. 

Artists Exploring Sexual Assault and Violence:

• Unspeakable Acts: Women, Art, and Sexual Violence in the 1970s A book which explores the way in which feminist artists in the 1970s made public the violence enacted upon women, through art and protest. 
• Carry that Weight, an art project by Emma Sulkowicz made in their senior year at Columbia University to highlight rape and sexual assault on college campuses. 
• Gender Based Violence, an art project by SaveArtSpace and Take Heart You Are Not Alone about Gender-based Violence to raise awareness and ask for community responses. 

Title IX and the LGBTQ+ Community:

• Title IX’s Next Battle:The rights of transgender athletes, an article which explores the way in which Title IX legislation has been weaponized to exclude Transgender women in sports. 
• Know Your IX: Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students, a website which provides education and resources for students from the LGBTQ+ community in regards to the rights given to them by Title IX. 
• Pushing forward: Dismantling anti-LGBTIQ+ discrimination in Argentina by Fernanda Rotondo about the movement for LGBTQ+ rights.

Title IX and Gender Based Violence in the Black Community:

• Black and White Women Far from Equal Under Title IX, an article published by the New York Times which explores the disparity in protections given to women based on their race. 
• A Black Experience-Based Approach to Gender Based Violence, a scholarly article that examines the intersection between race and gender based violence. 

Title IX and Gender Based Violence Against Men:

• Know Your IX: Male Survivors, a website that provides information and resources to protections provided by Title IX to men and genderqueer people. 

Books Appropriate for Younger Audiences:

• Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX, a biography about Patsy Takemoto Mink, an American politician who fought against gender-based discrimination.