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Abstract
This article addresses changes made by the Office of Civil Rights to Title IX compliance in November 2005 and argues these changes threaten current Title IX compliance practices. We frame our argument within the theoretical construct of gender socialization by examining Bussey and Bandura's (1999) definition of social cognitive theory regarding gender development and differentiation. We then tie social cognitive theory to the existing applicable literature surrounding gender socialization in women's athletics to explain the implications of the March 2005 Office of Civil Rights Title IX rulings on the future of women's intercollegiate athletics.