Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Title IX Faces New Challenges On 53rd Anniversary
June 27. 2025
Maha Ibrahim, Managing Senior Attorney for ERA’s Ending Sexual Violence in Education Program, was interviewed for an article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education about the state of collegiate sports under Title IX on its 53rd anniversary.
“This anniversary is a very pivotal civil rights moment,” said Maha Ibrahim, program managing attorney at Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), an organization focused on gender justice in workplaces and schools across the country. “It’s a moment when this administration is really testing students to see whether we can keep and advance this right or lose 53 years of very hard, very well thought out work and advocacy that students, professors and advocates had carefully constructed.” …
“We still haven’t reached equity in sports,” said Ibrahim. “Men’s teams are still far out resourcing women’s teams. The availability of spots on men’s teams are still far greater across campuses. The prevalence of campus violations of sports equity and Title IX is rampant and constant.” …
Ibrahim said focus on trans sports participation serves as a distraction from other Title IX issues. “ERA is very trans inclusive and we are absolutely for trans sports equality,” said Ibrahim, noting that less than 2% of the student-athlete population are trans. “Those who are violently anti-trans are using that red herring to dismantle basic rights for all women and girls, even if they’re cisgendered.” …
“This is leveling the playing field so we can all have access,” said Ibrahim. “When you limit access, you’re limiting participation for everybody.”
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