Word: genderism
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...possible explanation offered by the study: "Women expect less and negotiate less pay for themselves than do men." Linda Babcock agrees. An economics professor at Carnegie Mellon and co-author of Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide, she points to a host of cultural factors that influence women's expectations and actions practically from the day they are born. As the founder of Carnegie Mellon's PROGRESS (Program for Research & Outreach on Gender Equity in Society), Babcock is developing ways to teach negotiation skills to women and girls. One such tool is the Girls Scouts' new negotiation...
During our time with D&D, we have provided a common ground for the Harvard community to engage in substantive dialogue on issues of ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexuality, class, and ability. D&D has consistently provided powerful, well-researched articles, and beautiful photographs and design. As a testament to the magazine’s success, D&D was awarded the honor of “Best Publication” in 2003 and “Best Coverage of Race Issues” in 2005 by the Independent Press Association’s Campus Alternative Journalism Awards, which recognized...
...desperate departments were catering to. Given the fixation with food, FM’s nutrition experts created a concentration-guide pyramid to help students make healthy choices. Chosen sparingly—Endangered concentrations (where fats, oils and sweets go) • Folklore and Mythology • Women, Gender and Sexuality • Special Concentrations (you really are special) • Music • Statistics (less than 1% of Harvard students seem to care) Requires heavy rationalization—just like those 2 pints of Ben & Jerry’s a day (where dairy goes...
Imagine a world in which you can be your own God. You can choose your own gender, color, size, or even species. Instead of driving your car to work, you can fly. Today, you can do all this from the chair of your computer desk with a program called Second Life...
...decided to step out of the mold and onto paths less traveled. The College lacks a performing arts department, yet it is unique in that it boasts a lively hands-on theater completely culture dependent on extracurricular involvement. Lauren L. Jackson ’07, a sociology and women, gender, and sexuality studies concentrator who acts, dances, and sings, plans to move to New York City after graduation in order to pursue her passions. A professional dancer in Los Angeles since early childhood and through her teenage years, Jackson had the opportunity to enter the performance profession straight...