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Equality, sports, and Title IX - Erin Buzuvis and Kristine Newhall

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In 1972, U.S. Congress passed Title IX, a law which prohibited discrimination against women in schools, colleges, and universities -- including school-sponsored sports. Before this law, female athletes were few and far between, and funding was even scarcer. Erin Buzuvis and Kristine Newhall explore the significance and complexity of Title IX.

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Equality

Social inequality refers to inequalities in the distribution of economic assets and profits, as well as between the overall quality and comfort of the life of each individual within a society, while the unequal accumulation of wealth causes economic inequality;

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