Title IX & Gender Equity Reviews

Title IX is the law, while gender equity is the philosophy behind the law. Alden & Associates, Inc. is pleased to assist colleges and universities with this important component of their intercollegiate athletics programs.

A good review will do several things. First, it can serve, if done correctly, to be an educational opportunity for the campus and athletics staff to learn more about Title IX and gender equity. It also can highlight the positive things that have occurred in the past with both the men's and women's intercollegiate sport programs. Finally, the review will make recommendations for any needed changes that must take place for full compliance with Title IX.

Title IX reviews are conducted on the campus of the client institution. It requires the consultant to come on campus for a complete review of the current athletics program. This is a good time for the consultant to meet with specified college or university employees, review athletics facilities and offices, gather materials, and generally understand the campus climate at it relates to intercollegiate athletics and gender equity.

In reviewing the materials and interview responses, Alden & Associates, Inc. will seek to ascertain the responses to The Three-Part Test as determined by the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights:

Part I:

Whether intercollegiate level participation opportunities for male and female students are provided in numbers substantially proportionate to their respective enrollments; or

Part II:

Where the members of one sex have been and are underrepresented among intercollegiate athletes, whether the institution can show a history and continuing practice of program expansion which is demonstrably responsive to the developing interests and abilities of the members of that sex; or

Part III:

Where the members of one sex are underrepresented among intercollegiate athletes, and the institution cannot show a history and continuing practice of program expansion, as described above, whether it can be demonstrated that the interests and abilities of the members of that sex have been fully and effectively accommodated by the present program.

It is from The Three-Part Test that further review is conducted. Sharing information from an institution's Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), including the worksheets information, would be relevant to this process.

It is also important, particularly for NCAA Division I institutions, to note that this review can be the preliminary review prior to the NCAA Division I Athletics Certification process (Cycle I or Cycle II). By following the information from the self-study instrument, a good analysis can be performed. Also, an institutional plan would be a part of the recommendations in the final report as issued by the consultants.  

Alden & Associates, Inc. is prepared to assist you with review, planning and implementation of gender equity in your intercollegiate athletics program.

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