Title IX, a provision of the Education Amendments of 1972, has increased opportunities for women to participate in athletics, but there are still not enough women coaches or athletic directors, said Executive Director of the Women’s Sports Foundation Donna Lopiano.

Orleans said that there remains a problem with enforcing the stipulations of Title IX.

“There is not enough leadership, not enough good will, not enough courage in enforcing the standard that we have,” Orleans said.

Orleans said that a numerical standard—insisting that athletic participation be proportional to the gender balance of undergraduates—is necessary for determining equality.

The eight Ivy League universities are all in compliance with Title IX, he added later, if only because they offer more than ample opportunities.

“We may be at a point where there are no more sports left to offer,” Orleans said.

According to Athletic Director Robert L. Scalise, who opened the panel, Harvard boasts 20 women’s varsity teams in which more than 600 undergraduates participate.

Yesterday’s panel brought to a close the discussion series devoted to the 150th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics.

The first three events were held in September, November and February and covered such topics as a historical perspective of the Ivy League and its coverage by the national media, the current role of intercollegiate athletics on college campuses and Harvard’s ability to compete in major Division I athletics.

—Staff writer David B. Rochelson can be reached at rochels@fas.harvard.edu.