Faces scroll across the computer screen. Women on screen come in all different shapes, sizes, ages and colors. However, there is one thing that all women have in common: they have all been sexually assaulted on a college campus. More than one in five women have been sexually assaulted on college campuses (Mott, Par. 1). It has been proven that school programs can help prevent these statistics from increasing. However, more must be done to prevent sexual assault in educational institutions because current programs are not serving their purpose. Sexual assault is defined as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the person experiencing it.” (“Sexual assault”, 2nd title). On average, 237,868 Americans (ages 12 and older) are sexually assaulted each year. That means an American is sexually assaulted every two minutes. This doesn't even include all child victims of sexual assault. The government has attempted to combat these shockingly high statistics with various legislative measures, including Title IX. “Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equality for boys and girls in every educational program receiving federal funding” (“History,” Part 2). Title IX covers 10 different aspects of gender equality (“History” Par. 3). The different aspects are: access to higher education, professional training, education of pregnant and parenting students, employment, learning environment, mathematics and sciences, standardized tests and technologies, sexual harassment. One of the most difficult areas to regulate is sexual harassment and assault, because once it happens, there's not much you can do for the victim. Thanks to Title IX, schools "have an obligation under Title IX to prevent...... middle of paper ......14): 9. Academic OneFile. Internet. April 21, 2014. “History.” TitleIX.info. Np, and Web. May 06, 2014.Mott, Meg. "What about prevention? Higher education must adopt stronger policies and practices to prevent sexual assault." Academic Affairs March 2014: 56. Academic OneFile. Internet. April 22, 2014. “Rape Victims Prone to Suicide - Suicide.org.” » Rape victims prone to suicide - Suicide.org. Np, and Web. May 6, 2014. “Statistics”. RAIN | National Network on Rape, Abuse and Incest. Np, and Web. May 11, 2014. “USDOJ: Office on Violence Against Women: Targeted Crimes: Sexual Assault.” » USDOJ: Office on Violence Against Women: Targeted Crimes: Sexual Assault. United States Department of Justice, nd Web. May 5, 2014. “10 Key Areas of Title IX.” TitleIX.info. Np, and Web. May 13, 2014. “22 Comments About Rape That Will Really Make You Angry.” » BuzzFeed. Np, and Web. May 13 2014.