National Collegiate Athletic Association Releases Championship Gender Equity Report

Nov 28, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) retained the law firm of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP (“KHF”) to conduct a comprehensive and thorough external review of gender equity issues in connection with the NCAA, focusing on NCAA championships.

The initial focus of this review was on women’s and men’s basketball and the gender equity issues that arose out of the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships in March 2021. KHF completed Phase I of its review and, on August 2, 2021, delivered to the NCAA Board of Governors a comprehensive written report, which includes its findings and recommendations.

The second phase of KHF’s review involved an examination of the remaining 84 NCAA championships. KHF recently completed Phase II of its review and delivered its second report to the NCAA Board of Governors.

A complete breakdown of the reports is available at https://ncaagenderequityreview.com/