<p>The Biden administration official who leads the federal agency that enforces <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/title-ix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Title IX</a> refused on Tuesday to define a &#8220;woman&#8221; under oath.</p>
<p>In the midst of a House Appropriations subcommittee <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoedG_XVlO4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hearing</a>, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona danced around the question when asked by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), who focused his inquiry on proposed Title IX changes that seek to block policies that <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-us-department-educations-proposed-change-its-title-ix-regulations-students-eligibility-athletic-teams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;categorically&#8221; ban transgender athletes</a> from school sports teams that match their gender identity, but not their biological sex.</p>
<p>After Clyde explained how Title IX is meant to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs, which he noted had a &#8220;historic impact&#8221; on women and girls in sports, the congressman asked Cardona to define a &#8220;woman&#8221; while stressing the importance that male and female athletes continue to receive appropriate funding.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What is a woman?</p>
<p>Joe Biden’s Education Secretary REFUSES to answer. <a href="https://t.co/JUSWwiJtLR">pic.twitter.com/JUSWwiJtLR</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rep_Clyde/status/1648398405604118528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Our focus at the department is to provide equal access to students, including students who are LGBTQ, access free from discrimination,&#8221; Cardona replied.</p>
<p>Pressed again by Clyde to directly answer his question, Cardona said he believes it is &#8220;almost secondary&#8221; to his role. Trying one more time, Clyde added some specificity, asking the secretary to explain how the Health and Human Services Department defines a &#8220;woman.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I lead the Department of Education, and my job is to make sure that all students have access to public education, which includes co-curricular activities,&#8221; Cardona said. &#8220;And I think you highlighted pretty well the importance of Title IX and giving students equal access, whether it&#8217;s scholarship and facilities and participation as well.&#8221;</p>
<p>The exchange was reminiscent of one Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) had last year with then-Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, when asked to define a &#8220;woman,&#8221; pushed back and said she is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-a-biologist-supreme-court-nominee-says-she-cant-define-the-word-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;not a biologist.&#8221;</a> It is also the central question of the <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/wiaw/subscribe?utm_campaign=wiaw&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_content=na_subscriptions&amp;cid=wiaw&amp;mid=b&amp;xid=0&amp;utm_term=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;hsa_acc=6411461344&amp;hsa_cam=429594023&amp;hsa_grp=1326012504412860&amp;hsa_ad=&amp;hsa_src=o&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-82876595724471:aud-808681081:loc-190&amp;hsa_kw=matt%20walsh%20what%20is%20a%20woman&amp;hsa_mt=e&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;msclkid=b7243887ea2a130d1bb85bba6f0e5baa&amp;_gl=1*125hudf*_ga*MTY2NjM2MzUuMTY4MTA1MDEzMA..*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY4MTg2OTU5OC41My4xLjE2ODE4NzA0NjYuNDYuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">film &#8220;What is a Woman?&#8221;</a> from Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh that has helped drive the public debate on gender ideology.</p>
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<p>What followed during the hearing on Tuesday were questions of whether biological males should compete in women&#8217;s sports and whether it is safe for female students when biological males get access to private spaces, such as bathrooms and locker rooms.</p>
<p>Cardona similarly declined to provide direct answers, instead offering replies that generally stressed the importance of meeting student needs and keeping them safe.</p>

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