Title IX$,$ which has done more to advance women's rights in sports than any other piece of legislation, was originally intended to:

Select one:

A$.$ eliminate sex discrimination in federally funded activities.

B$.$ increase the number of women playing sports to equal the number of men playing sports.

C$.$ more evenly distribute federal funds between men's and women's sports programs.

D$.$ remedy the gender inequity present in sports at the time.