Title IX under threat?

[CalWBBfan]

I just want to alert folks to the fact that if the Dept. of Education is eliminated, oversight of Title IX goes with it.

I put this query into co-pilot as I was looking for an answer to this question. This was the response:

If the dept of education is elminated what happens to title ix

If the Department of Education were eliminated, the enforcement and oversight of Title IX would be significantly impacted. Title IX, which addresses gender discrimination in education, is currently enforced by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights1. Without this department, there would be no federal agency specifically responsible for ensuring compliance with Title IX.
This could lead to a lack of uniformity in how Title IX is applied across different states and institutions, potentially resulting in inconsistent protections for students against gender discrimination. Additionally, the absence of federal oversight might make it more challenging to address and resolve complaints related to gender discrimination in educational settings1.
It's a complex issue with far-reaching implications, and it would likely require significant legislative action to determine how Title IX protections would be maintained without the Department of Education.

 

[BruinGold]

Frankly, this seems like a feature for the "get rid of the Department of Education" folks, not a bug. Absent the revolution (restoration?), I'm guessing that we'll start seeing cuts in women's sports across colleges in, um, certain places.

 

[WBBTakeover]

We're going to see major litigation before we get to that point. Given the way the courts move, this may not be close to being resolved in four years.

 

[Vowelguy]

Even if schools could legally cut W sports , I’m not sure any of them would want to be perceived as discriminating against women.

Women now make up >50% of college students, and college enrollment is gonna be weak or even decline in the next 10-20 years. So there will be even more competition for students. Im not sure they’d want to risk the public relations black eye.

Sure i don’t know how many people will care if womens water polo gets cut , but ….

 

[cancontent]

Haven't there been concerns of cuts coming to a lot of non-revenue generating sports as well? The new revenue sharing plan has been noted as a threat to these programs from what I've read. Is it possible that this could be used as an excuse/cover in some cases?

 

[oldude]

The question that remains to be answered is whether or not the incoming administration will adhere to a decision made by the outgoing administration relative to Title IX and revenue sharing. The Biden administration issued a ruling relative to the NCAA Revenue Sharing plan that all such revenues to be shared by colleges with athletes are in fact benefits, subject to Title IX rules. Essentially, what the ruling means is that women’s sports are required to receive half of all revenue sharing.

The Trump administration has yet to opine on this ruling. From a political standpoint, the choice appears to be whether to align with big time college football or women athletes. So far the only decision that the current administration has made relative to women’s sports was a to sign an executive order yesterday which bans transgender athletes from women and girls sports.

 

[GCKSFN4L]

Even if schools could legally cut W sports , I’m not sure any of them would want to be perceived as discriminating against women.

Women now make up >50% of college students, and college enrollment is gonna be weak or even decline in the next 10-20 years. So there will be even more competition for students. Im not sure they’d want to risk the public relations black eye.

Sure i don’t know how many people will care if womens water polo gets cut , but ….

I wish I held the optimism to believe this to be true. But given how quickly so many major corporations were willing to drop DEI initiatives and departments overnight, I'm sure many colleges wouldn't bat an eye and do similar.

 

[WBBTakeover]

I wish I held the optimism to believe this to be true. But given how quickly so many major corporations were willing to drop DEI initiatives and departments overnight, I'm sure many colleges wouldn't bat an eye and do similar.

Are DEI initiatives laws, though?

Not saying that the current administration won't challenge Title IX. But this is not equivalent to the DEI capitulation by companies.

 

[temery]

It's not possible to discuss title IX at this point without dragging politics into it, and that's not gonna happen here. If you want to discuss this issue, take it to a DM and invite as many friends as you'd like.