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gender equity movement in schools  

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  • Gender equity is a wide-ranging social and political movement concerned with the elimination of discrimination based on gender and the promotion of equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of sex. The field of gender equity evolved from the more expansive civil rights and feminist movements of the 1960s and sought overall to unveil the pervasive nature of sexual discrimination and widen access of opportunities for all women, regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social class. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Gender Equity Movement in Schools]

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