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...proper for a woman to be a virgin, but it is not desirable in a man. Our society considers a promiscuous man a stud, the picture of machismo, while a promiscuous woman is viewed as a whore, slut or harlot, the antithesis of femininity. With the help of feminist scholarship, we have come to recognize this hypocrisy and have slowly been making headway in eradicating this double standard. Our recent enlightenment demonstrates that recognition of these double standards is the first step in reversing them...
...double standard consistently ignored by most members of our society, including feminist scholars, is our attitude toward virginity vis-a-vis males. In our current age when the rate of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases is at its highest level ever, we have to defeminize virginity and make sexual abstinence an acceptable option for males as well as females. "The way things are," according to Hank Hill, means that our society sees virginity as correct for females and incorrect for males. As a virgin myself I have had to deal with the problems of being a male...
Phillips said she has "extensive experience" with leading feminist organizations. She is also a member of the National Organization for Women, a pro-active feminist group...
...winner of the elections, Heather Haxo Phillips '97-'98, actively supports more radical feminist groups on campus, such as Radcliffe Women's Action Coalition (RADWAC)--a group created under the recently reformed RUS constitution...
RADWAC seeks to create a "visible and unapologetically feminist presence on campus," said RADWAC member Mia Bagneris...