Title Wave: Title IX and How Compromised Abortion Rights can Precipitate Increased College Drop-Out Rates

Abstract: I am pleased to bring this special edition on Title IX and Black women to fruition for the 50th anniversary of Title IX. This legislation has empowered millions of women in sports and cultivated a more in-depth interest for women in the STEM fields. As I reflect on Title IX and other legislation designed to provide equal rights for women, I will also grapple with the new challenge to Title IX, the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization lawsuit which led to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade and women’s federally protected reproductive rights in June 2022. Though women have made strides in college sports participation, the threat to reproductive rights will disproportionately compromise low-income college-age women who strive to enhance their social economic class through education.