ANALYSIS: TRUE. 45 years after Title IX, America’s boys need equal protection.

Title IX became law in 1972, and it ostensibly forbids discrimination against students on the basis of their gender. But try telling that to students like Kaiden and his parents, for whom Title IX offers no relief.

At the time of its passage, there was little doubt that the nation’s colleges and universities failed to afford equality of opportunity to young women. Back then, only 42 percent of the students enrolled in American colleges were female.

Forty-five years later, the reality is quite different. Gender ratios for college enrollment have flipped 180 degrees, with males comprising the 42 percent minority.

That’s not the only major change in the last 45 years. Women now earn the majority of post-secondary degrees at every level. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, 52 percent of doctorates, 57 percent of master’s degrees, 57 percent of bachelor degrees, and 61 percent of associate degrees are awarded to women.

The gender disparity among minority students attending historically black colleges and universities is even more extreme.

I think the federal Department of Education needs to investigate this thoroughly.