Get the Facts: Title IX Athletics
Current Title IX enforcement has institutionalized discrimination against men and demeaned legitimate athletic and academic accomplishments of women.
R. Gaull Silberman Center for Collegiate Studies
R. Gaull Silberman Center for Collegiate Studies
IWF's Campus Program seeks to foster intellectual freedom, ideological diversity, and personal responsibility among college students. Too often, students—particularly female students—on campus are bombarded with the message that men are the enemy and women are all victims. IWF seeks to combat that notion through our research, campus outreach and multi-faceted programs.
Get the Facts: The Wage Gap
A closer look at the numbers shows that discrimination is not the primary cause of the wage gap and it is individual choices that are at the root of differences in what men and women earn.
Get the Facts: Female Faculty in Math and Science
Although women have made significant gains in representation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classrooms, their growth in STEM faculties has been much slower.
Get the Facts: Sexual Harassment Policies on Campus
The Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education (OCR) defines sexual harassment as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.”
Get the Facts: The Living Wage
The living wage is a controversial issue on many college campuses. Strikes, sit-ins, and fasts have plagued the University of Miami, University of Vermont, and Georgetown University, among others. Student activists are demanding that their colleges raise minimum compensation for full-time employees so that they can afford what students perceive as a dignified living. These students overlook the detrimental consequences attached to living wage mandates, which can hurt the very people they are trying to help.
Get the Facts: The Un-Examined Cost of Education
What is a good education worth? This is the question that American families must answer when making decisions about their child’s education. How parents choose to answer that question tends to affect nearly every aspect of their lives, from where they live to their family finances.
Illiberal Liberals and the Postmodern American campus
IWF's Junior Fellow Sarah A. H. Morgan discusses her experience with modern campus liberalism.
First Place Winner, 2007-2008 IWF College Essay Contest
The winning essay by Cassidy Bugos.
Second Place Winner, 2007-2008 IWF College Essay Contest
Second place winning essay by Lauren Migliore
Third Place Winner, 2007-2008 IWF College Essay Contest
Third place winning essay by Sara Elizabeth Walter
Take Back the Date
Valentine's Day has something for everyone: elementary school children can exchange Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Winnie the Pooh valentines; couples plan romantic dates; flower sales surge; groups of friends get together to watch the latest romantic comedy on DVD; and, there is always candy.
Free Cupid
Download IWF's "Free Cupid!" flyer in time for Valentine's Day.
When Policies Cry Wolf: A Look at Sexual Harassment Policies on Campus
Allison Kasic and Kate Schindler examine the sexual harassment policies on college campuses.
IWF Tips: Recruiting People to Your Cause
Read the latest tips for recruiting members to your campus organization.
Overlooking the Real Body Image Problem
Arrah Nielsen discusses how America is celebrating the ten year anniversary of Love Your Body Day.
IWF Tips: Getting Started on Campus
Tips to get started on making a difference on your campus.
The YouTube Generation
Young voters poised to determine this election. With issues like Social Security, healthcare, and the War on Terror in play, young Americans stand to gain, or lose the most from the 2008 presidential election.
A Letter from the President on the Fifth Annual Sex and Dating Conference
Fifth Annual Sex and Dating Conference recap...
Fifth Annual Sex and Dating Conference Re-Cap
IWF Junior Fellow, Elise Viebeck, recaps the Annual Campus Sex and Dating Conference held on Monday, July 16, 2007.
Do we know that we are free?
IWF Visiting Fellow Princella Smith discusses the hip hop culture and its effect on women and society.
Tales in Title IX
USA Today reports on massive Title IX cuts at James Madison University
Trends in Title IX
IWF's Allison Kasic writes on the state of college sports.