Summary

Affirms that girls and young women gain physical, emotional, and confidence benefits from participating in sports, and says it is important to protect women’s opportunities in college athletics. States that biological sex differences disadvantage females and may create safety risks when they compete against males, criticizes the NCAA policy that allows male-bodied athletes on women’s rosters, and urges protection of collegiate women’s athletic opportunities under Title IX.

• Affirms athletic participation benefits girls’ physical, emotional, and psychological health and confidence.
• Recognizes Title IX as pivotal federal support for women’s athletics at colleges that receive federal funds.
• States there are fundamental biological differences between males and females that can disadvantage females in sport and may create safety concerns.
• Criticizes the NCAA policy allowing male-bodied individuals to compete on women’s teams and says it disproportionately harms female athletes.
• Notes that the NAIA restricts women’s teams to participants whose biological sex is female.
• Declares protecting collegiate women’s athletic opportunities on the basis of sex is imperative.
• Asserts NCAA member institutions have obligations under Title IX to ensure equal athletic benefits and opportunities by sex.
• Does not create new funding, programs, or regulatory mandates; it expresses findings and policy positions.