Men Need Single-Sex Spaces, Too

With President Trump’s executive order restoring the definition of sex to federal law, and his follow-up enforcement actions that include threatening to yank education funds from the State of Maine for continuing to allow males to compete with and change alongside girls and women, the fight for women’s single-sex spaces may not be over, but it’s certainly trending the right way.

Understandably, the national conversation has focused on the erosion of girls’ and women’s rights, safety, and opportunities when males are allowed into their locker rooms, sports teams, and even prisons. The consequences of eliminating spaces for the female sex are obvious and severe, in some cases even leading to permanent physical injury and sexual assault.

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Inez Feltscher Stepman

Inez Feltscher Stepman is a senior policy and legal analyst at the Independent Women's Forum.

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With President Trump’s executive order restoring the definition of sex to federal law, and his follow-up enforcement actions that include threatening to yank education funds from the State of Maine for continuing to allow males to compete with and change alongside girls and women, the fight for women’s single-sex spaces may not be over, but it’s certainly trending the right way.

Understandably, the national conversation has focused on the erosion of girls’ and women’s rights, safety, and opportunities when males are allowed into their locker rooms, sports teams, and even prisons. The consequences of eliminating spaces for the female sex are obvious and severe, in some cases even leading to permanent physical injury and sexual assault.