The law must be equal for all. (Fix it).

As a father of daughters who have participated in college athletics, I'm committed to fairness for females in sports. But reform is needed to address a fundamental imbalance that has resulted from Title IX interpretation,

When some hear the word "reform," they instinctively fear for the gains women have made. But reform is not about gutting Title IX. It is not about football or basketball programs. It is not about money or scholarships (although a federal commission is addressing these issues).

It is about how Title IX is being interpreted, especially "proportionality," one of the standards of compliance, which states the percentage of a college's varsity male and female athletes must mirror the percentage of the college's enrollment. Colleges were forced to conclude long ago that attaining proportionality in their athletic programs is the only way to be safe from lawsuits they cannot win.

The resulting so-called quota has had a devastating impact on men's sports. For example, if a college with an equal number of men and women offered non-scholarship track programs for its men and women, you'd think the standard of equal opportunity would be satisfied. Yet, if 46 men came out while only 30 women were interested, Title IX interpretation says women could demand the difference be made up elsewhere, i.e., with the addition of a tennis team of 10 members and a golf team of six.

The college then would have the choice of cutting 16 almost costless male track members (called "squad capping") or spending a significant amount of money to start additional ...