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    though others may judge that person‚ they still have the right to express themselves how they please. Gender dysphoria means that a male or female feels like they are put in the wrong body and causes them to be confused with their sex. It is hard for people to be happy with themselves and for them to present themselves how they want to but what holds them back more than anything is someone discrimination them. That is what

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    Discrimination of Women in Sports Before the 1970’s women had a very low chance of becoming a doctor or a lawyer just because they were women. They had a very low chance of getting into a college to even get that degree. If schools are a problem‚ then sports are an even bigger problem (Women’s Sport Foundation). People are thinking “Why are women treated as a lower class than men?” Renee Smith filed a lawsuit because of the gender discrimination at her school. She was upset about the different sports

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    Gender Inequality In Sport

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    are making leaps and bounds just for a sense of equality. There is one roadblock that still to this day we have not been able to battle through. This is the world of sports. This is a world of blood‚ sweat‚ and no room for tears. This is an industry where it

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    UNITED STATES- Players from the National Women’s Soccer League (N.W.S.L)‚ are having an outrage since being‚ the Gender Gap is affecting their sports and their lifestyles. The inequality in the Gender Gap are having citizens‚ across the United States‚ raise their voices and try to end the gap between the amount of earnings made from men and women. Now how does this affect the N.W.S.L.? Last year‚ the United States Women’s Soccer Team were killing their season last year‚ in result of them winning

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    Gender Barriers in Sports

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    back in the day there’s always been that big barrier blockading females and males when trying to engage in a sport that is not “appropriate” for their gender. It had always been that some sports are aimed towards the male gender and others towards the females. When a man or women joins a sport that is not originally for their gender‚ it is not something that many people want to accept. Gender is defined as an ongoing cultural process that socially constructs differences between men and women. This

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    If you are one of those people out there who thinks that age discrimination on the basis of being too young is “not a thing”‚ you are highly mistaken. There are nearly 8‚000 under-18s at university - up from less than 5‚000 in 2002‚ according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency by the Guardian show. Many cases that involve students under the age of 18 being rejected or discriminated against in colleges do exist. Nevertheless‚ these cases are not well known. In this part of my research project

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    Discrimination in College/University Admissions There can be many factors that determine whether or not you can get into a college. Do you have the grades‚ are you involved in your community‚ have you been convicted. Many questions like those listed above have been commonly asked to applicants who apply for major colleges universities. However‚ you are never asked your ethnicity during an interview‚ usually they give you an application to fill out and they have a space that allows you to check

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    Price discrimination is the business practice of selling the same good at different prices to different customers. Financial aid at colleges is the practice of offering discounts to some students based on their ability to pay. The students with the least ability to pay are offer lower prices or even 100% free tuition. Occasionally students even receive free room and board. The reason why financial aid for college is categorized as price discrimination‚ is because the student who do have solid financial

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    Gender Equity in Sports

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    Can Sports help enhance gender equity? Based on Olympic Games 113 years ago‚ in 1900‚ the first women participated in the Olympic Games‚ 22 women participated in the two events‚ Tennis and Golf for female athletes. After another four years‚ in 1904 the first medals were given out to the champions of the 6 participants‚ which now also had the chance to compete in Archery. In the London Olympics 2012‚ there were over 302 events and on 140 of them women were permitted to compete. That’s why these

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    Gender Bias In Sports

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    Women’s sport has been defined and shaped by "...men’s values‚ men’s understanding of the world‚ and men’s experiences-all of which suppress the development and expression of female value. The history and evolution of gendered sport cultures substantiates this statement and provides evidence‚ not only of historic and existing gender bias in sport‚ but of a sport culture created and sustained to nurture that bias.(Everhart and Pemberton). A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does

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