On April 6, 2023, the US Department of Education announced a new proposed rule, the intention of which is to “set out a standard that would govern a recipient’s adoption or application of sex-related criteria that would limit or deny a student’s eligibility to participate on a male or female athletic team consistent with their [sic] gender identity.” This is referred to as the “Athletics NPRM.” It also published a fact sheet to accompany the new proposed rule.

Image WDI USA Statement on The Department of Education’s 2023 “Athletics NPRM” Regarding Title IX On April 6, 2023, the US Department of Education announced a new proposed rule, the intention of which is to “set out a standard that would govern a recipient’s adoption or application of sex-related criteria that would limit or deny a student’s eligibility to participate on a male or female athletic team consistent with their [sic] gender identity.” This is referred to as the “Athletics NPRM.” It also published a fact sheet to accompany the new proposed rule. The Athletics NPRM has been made publicly available, but it has not yet been published in the Federal Register. Once it is published in the Federal Register (which should be later this month), members of the public will have 30 days to comment. At that time, WDI USA plans to provide guidance for people who wish to comment. Read our full statement on the new proposed rule using the button below. In solidarity, The WDI USA Board Kara Dansky Lauren Levey Marian Rutigliano Lorraine Nowlin Katherine Kinney Austin DeVille Read Full Statement Women’s Declaration International, USA (WDI USA) is the American chapter of a global organization dedicated to protecting women’s sex-based rights. Our founding document, the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights, re-affirms women and girls' sex-based rights as enumerated in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and subsequent international agreements, and challenges the discrimination we experience from the replacement of the category of sex with that of ‘gender identity’. The Declaration is a clear call to law and policy makers to retain the sex-based biological definition of woman. WDI is a nonpartisan organization which advocates for human rights for women and girls through volunteer political activism. WDI USA does not endorse any action which is unsafe or violates state or federal civil or criminal law. Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Women's Declaration International, USA PO Box 21160 Washington, District Of Columbia 20009 Opt-out Privacy