Word: genderism
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...students in Moral Reasoning 22: Justice were recently assigned a paper that asked students to discuss whether “gender discrimination in hiring always unjust,” using examples such as male gynecologists and waitresses at Hooters. Instead of pondering the issue in an essay, FM decided to call in the experts: FM: “Hey, Hooters of Wethersfield manager Scott Yarnall, I’m a male gynecologist. How do I become a waiter?” Hooters: “Well…we do have other opportunities for you. Like, in the kitchen...
...nice - but to get Iowa's women to pay attention to the race, full stop. In 2004, just 66,690 of 340,241 female registered Democrats in Iowa caucused. Even a few thousand more could make a difference; sure enough, with Oprah as a sweetener, 1,385 people (no gender statistics were available) worked four-hour volunteer shifts for Obama in order to qualify for a ticket to Winfrey's appearance. (The campaign distributed a total of 12,000 tickets to supporters with another 11,000 given away online...
...cracked the code yet,” he replied, “No, I haven’t.”Similarly, Brokaw did not end the talk by providing some key to understanding how we ought to resolve the many issues of race relations, gender roles, and economic disparitiesInstead, he concluded with the one immutable conclusion he had reached: “Whatever else is said about the ’60s, the music is fantastic.”—Staff writer Elsa S. Kim can be reached at elsakim@fas.harvard.edu...
...Mary Lou Williams is one of the pioneering women in jazz—she lived at a time when the only women in jazz were vocalists and she was a pianist. Geri Allen is one of the most prominent female artists today,” says Nathan. Though gender may unite them, style distinguishes Allen from Williams. While critics characterize Allen as a post-bop or even avant-garde composer, they tend to associate Williams with swing and boogie woogie. Both artists, however, have a remarkable musical flexibility. “The question is, how does Allen justify in playing...
...cooperate were Zeph and [his wife] Diana,” Abernathy said. “And that leadership, that first step when people said, ‘This is the camel’s nose under the tent’...that was the first step to cause the gender integration of Harvard...