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The Biden-Harris Administration Won’t Leave Women’s Sports Alone

Recent changes to Title IX threaten to sacrifice decades of progress in female athletics to woke politics masquerading as inclusivity.

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Runners compete in the women’s 200 meters during the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., May 15, 2022.

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With the closing ceremony now in the rearview, we can declare an official winner of the Olympics: Title IX.

Now over 50 years old, Title IX is a federal law that guarantees equal treatment of men and women in American educational institutions, including in college sports. Before Title IX, schools heavily prioritized men’s athletic programs, with the average university devoting only 2 percent of athletic budgets to women’s sports. Title IX put an end to that disparity.

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Dan Lennington

Dan Lennington serves as Vice President & Deputy Counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. He is a former federal prosecutor who also teaches Civil Rights Litigation at the University of Wisconsin School of Law.

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Lauren Greuel

Lauren Greuel is an attorney at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty

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