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The University of Iowa has agreed to pay $6.5 million to a former athletics administrator and a former coach, both women who said they were forced out of their jobs in ways that reflected sexism and anti-gay bias, The Gazette reported. The women are both lesbians and are partners. The agreement follows a jury award of $1.4 million to the administrator, Jane Meyer -- an award that could have grown in additional court hearings. Experts said the verdict points to widespread discrimination faced by women in athletics administration.
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