The use of proportionality to achieve (what's called) gender equity in collegiate athletics will end by 2020.
Why?
Simple! In ten years, proportionality will no longer benefit women's athletics. By then, the increasing percentage of male undergraduates would force schools to either add men's opportunities or cut women's opportunities.
Title IX activists will then argue that proportionality is an outdated method for ensuring Title IX compliance.
Jacqueline E. King, assistant vice president for policy analysis at the council and author of the report, said that while gender gaps appeared to have normalized, the recession could bring changes. For some groups, the economic downturn may serve to narrow the gap between the proportion of women and men enrolled in college.
"There has been some anecdotal evidence coming in from community colleges saying that since the recession, they've seen enrollment of non-traditional-aged men expanding pretty rapidly," she said. "They've been laid off or they're worried about being laid off, so the job market is pushing them to upgrade."
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