Differences in NCAA men’s, women’s weight rooms prompt questions of inequity

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CBC News published this video item, entitled “Differences in NCAA men’s, women’s weight rooms prompt questions of inequity” – below is their description.

Social media posts at the NCAA’s March Madness tournament have sparked backlash about unequal allocation of resources between men’s and women’s sports. South Carolina Gamecocks forward Laeticia Amihere says the ‘disparity is huge,’ and refuses to be silent on the issue.

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