Is UC Davis compliant with the gender equity requirements for athletics under Title IX?
A. The reason I came to UC Davis was because of the strong commitment the campus has had and continues to have to the issues of gender equity, both for student-athletes and for coaches, and to Title IX in general. A campus can comply with the law’s gender equity provisions by satisfying any one of three tests: It can provide opportunities for men and women proportionate to their enrollment. It can show a record of expanding the program for the underrepresented sex. Or it can demonstrate that its existing program is in keeping with the interests and abilities of women on campus and competition in its region. We consistently monitor where we are and where we need to go in order to meet not just one of these tests for compliance but to satisfy each test. On the first test, we’re currently providing opportunities for female student athletes within 5 percent of how women are represented in our undergraduate student body. With regard to the second test, we have demonstrated a continuous expa
