Word: genderism
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...love to complain about the commercialization of our society and the exploitation of the American people at the hands of greeting card companies and candy corporations, when it comes down to it, I really don’t care. As much as I would like to say that shattering gender stereotypes is at the top of my list of priorities, I don’t really think Valentine’s Day perpetuates any sexist agenda. And as much as I would love to say that Valentine’s Day spoils the rest of the month, we?...
...school years because I am not sure if I believe in the more publicly touted merits of single sex education. I don’t think that women need to be separated from men in order to learn, and I don’t believe that separating students by gender is the most effective way to prepare them for co-ed colleges. However, if there is something I appreciate about my time at an all-girls school, it is the philosophy that manifests itself in my unusual Valentine’s neutrality. Depending on someone else to determine your enjoyment...
...pressures so common in present day academia—[namely] to publish quantity rather than quality, and work for quick results,” explains Caroline W. Bynum, who chaired the committee that helped establish the Institute. With its origins in Radcliffe College, women’s studies and gender-related research still make up an important part of the work done at the Institute. The Schlesinger Library, which according to the Institute’s website is “the foremost library on the history of women in the United States,” remains a crucial component...
...news conference on Sunday. She emphasized her desire to lead Harvard’s expansion into Allston and to improve undergraduate education. While Faust—currently the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study—stressed that she was not picked because of her gender, she did acknowledge the significance of her selection as Harvard’s first female president. “It symbolizes important changes in the place of women in higher education,” she said. “I’m the symbol, but the reality that lies behind...
...Studies Department, which she chaired from 1975 to 1979. Knafel Professor of Music Thomas Forrest Kelly was among the music professors present at the event. He spoke highly of Southern’s achievements and her impact on music. “She distinguished herself absolutely without reference to gender or color. She was good at what she did,” he said. Southern’s portrait was created by Stephen E. Coit ’71. An applied math and computer science concentrator during his undergraduate years, Coit worked as a venture capitalist before dedicating himself...