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Women in Sports - Fairness, Gender Bias, Title IX

Gender bias in sports and Title IX: justice and fairness in the treatment of women athletes, sexual discrimination in athletics.
Gender Bias in Televised Sports
A 1992 FAIR study on how women's sports and women athletes are handled differently by commentators.
Gender Bender: How Title IX Changed High School Athletics
In this lesson plan (grades 6-12), students explore Title IX and its effets on high school athletics and gender equality.
Gender Bias in Televised Sports
A 1992 FAIR study on how women's sports and women athletes are handled differently by commentators.
Homophobia in Women's Sports
Society's fear of homosexuality is used to keep women from playing sports or to steer them away from certain teams or coaches.
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