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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gender balancing in schools is still considered constitutional under Title IX.

The Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution to apply differently to race-based rules and sex-based rules and to give more leeway to the latter. One key 1996 decision written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and decided without dissent struck down an all-male admissions policy at a military institute but indicated that the decision would allow sex-based policies in education under the right conditions. So now race and sex have different standing constitutionally: Providing a college admissions preference just on race is now verboten, while providing a preference based on sex is still fair game.

Sex-based preferences can be a good thing. Girls and women continue to be sorely underrepresented in STEM and might need a boost. So too, boys and men are missing from what have been called the HEAL fields, like health and education. Using sex in admissions to address these types of gender imbalances can help to remedy stereotypes that steer men and women into roles based on sex and limit their opportunities.[/quote]

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