TY - JOUR T1 - Sports equity: a new BJSM e-Edition brings the fundamentals back into focus JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104874 SP - bjsports-2021-104874 AU - Yetsa A Tuakli-Wosornu AU - Phathokuhle Cele Zondi AU - Gail Knudson AU - Yuka Tsukahara AU - Dikaia Chatziefstathiou AU - Sean Tweedy AU - Jane S Thornton Y1 - 2021/09/09 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/09/bjsports-2021-104874.abstract N2 - Change your leaves, keep intact your roots–Victor HugoThroughout history and across cultures, nearly all human societies have constructed systems of privilege and power that oppress, exploit and disadvantage some, while empowering others.1 Across sectors, the powerful have engineered these systems to achieve step-change economic gains at the expense of the oppressed. In addition to wealth, systems of oppression also generate non-material benefits for those on the weighty side of the power imbalance. Consciously or not, as micro-aggressions and macro-aggressions from the advantaged are dealt down the power gradient to the disadvantaged, social advancement opportunities and recognition disproportionately benefit the dominant group.1 The key here is that people actively thought this through. These intentionally designed systems divide society into a dystopian hierarchy based on race/ethnicity, gender, perceived ability, wealth, age and more, despite the fundamental human rights all people are equally due. As clinicians and academics, we have the opportunity to consciously and deliberately expose and dismantle societal biases in our field of Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM).While … ER -