Word: gender
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unwelcoming as the people of Israel were, we are probably more stubborn in our skepticism. The professor-types tell us that we do not believe in big narratives any more. The moral foundation of this argument, the group politics of ethnicity and gender, make it difficult to imagine a single party capturing the moral imagination of America. By splitting morality into a set of policy issues, such as inner-city development and national testing, the parties hope to gather up as many of these special interests as possible. But by trying to please every one, the parties...
...national "transgender" activist last night told a group of 12 undergraduates, graduate students and alumni that traditional gender categories are limiting and should be transgressed...
...candidates. Even if the Mrs. decides not to run, the calls have side benefits. Says a Dole intimate: "Does it help her chance at future appointments if her name is in the mix? Does it help her husband's law practice? Does it help the Republican Party with the gender gap if a dynamic woman is being talked about...
Second, it is neither random nor unproblematic that a majority of the council always has been white and male, out of balance with the College's gender and ethnic make-up. There is nothing about being a white male that makes a student a better representative; as such, the skewed proportions are the simple result of the historic marginalization of females and non-white students from the council's business, and from American society as a whole. It will take a concerted effort by the council's leadership to remedy the situation...
...course, if members of any gender or ethnicity do nothing but show up to vote at the occasional council meeting, their presence is of negligible importance. We therefore encourage all representatives, especially those members newly-elected, to speak out and make their presence known. A council of diverse voices--even if still too few in number--is meaningless if those voices remain silent...