Word: gender
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decision was not the occasion of much debate at first. After all, it seemed ridiculous to refer to the head of our editorial board as Chairman when she was, in fact, a woman. And besides, what relevance does a person's gender have to their capacity to do the job? But after the box appeared, there was criticism. It followed the lines which have become all too familiar. Does everything have to be an issue? The Crimson has finally lost its independence and is now a slave to modish opinion...
Those who do believe that adopting a gender-neutral policy is right were not debated; they were dismissed as blind followers of what is "in." The more earnestly the belief is held, the less influence it holds. It is met with condescending amusement, the derision of the critic who is certain that one's (not necessarily his) mind is independent. To be above such petty demands is to be a rebel. The rest are merely the herd...
...this semester bears out the difficulty we (majority and minority) have in finding a way to speak to each other. We were discussing the story on the rape in Holyoke Center. There were two men and four women executives participating in the discussion, and the conversation split straight down gender lines. The conversation revolved around how we would go about identifying the victim, beyond not revealing her name...
...think we were right to raise the questons that we did, but the way in which we did it was wrong. There has to be a way for people to disagree as individuals, and for those disagreements to be perceived as emanating from some source other than race or gender. That is the basis for the demand for greater sensitivity...
While the Business School awaits the verdict in a four-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit that has brought heightened attention to the role women play across the River, the venerable graduate school appears to be quietly steering a new course in its teaching of ethics...