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The Women's Educational Equity Act (WEAA) is one of the several landmark laws passed by the United States Congress outlining Federal protections against the gender Discrimination of Women in Education . WEAA was enacted as part of P.L. 93-380. Introduced in the United States House Of Representatives by Congresswoman Patsy Mink of Hawaii , the legislation was conceived and drafted by Arlene Horowitz , a staff assistant to the education subcommittee on which Rep. Mink served. WEEA was intended to combat sex-role stereotyping in elementary and secondary schools primarily. |
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