Word: genderism
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...chemicals in toys, baby bottles and other items used by pregnant women and children under three, has left parents wondering what they can do on their own to limit their kids' exposure to phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), so-called "endocrine disruptors" which can interfere with hormones that regulate gender. Animal and human studies have linked these substances to a broad swath of health problems, inlcuding prostate and breast cancer, and altered genital development. "Virtually all of us are regularly exposed to low levels of phthalates and BPA," says Shanna Swan, a University of Rochester epidemiologist and an expert...
...Well, one of us has to do it, and since you’re the girl, why not you?" was the justification. That was more than enough for my taste, but later that week, during the presentation itself, my professor patted me on the shoulder and called me the "gender balance" of my project. I was stunned. After almost a year at Harvard—where sometimes, I felt slightly out of place because of my sex—I had the bitter taste of covert discrimination lingering in my mouth as I left Cambridge for the summer...
...Zaidi ’08, both UC insiders campaigning to broaden the council’s vision and impact. Anene, who is running with Kyle A. De Beausset ’08-’09, has been the only candidate to consistently emphasize racial and gender diversity as a major concern. The Black Men’s Forum endorsed Anene, citing his involvement in the creation of the Women’s Center and the “Vote or Die” campaign, which seeks to increase minority representation on the UC.De Beausset has criticized the other candidates...
...respect Amadi and Kyle because they are genuine leaders who have not traveled the anointed path to leadership. On a campus long-wracked by tensions along gender lines, Amadi was one of those who pushed for the long-overdue realization of a Women’s Center on campus, through the UC and the pages of The Crimson. Where others, blinded by their own privilege or rendered silent by the lingering stigma of class that quietly stratifies Harvard’s student body, remained silent on problems like the exorbitant cost of academic books, Amadi put forward and secured funding...
...over the course of the last two years, he has continuously delivered. Ryan played the leading role in bringing us the Lamont Café this fall after co-writing the bill that brought us a 24-hour Lamont. He went to bat for gender inclusiveness on our campus, finally getting gender identity added to the University’s nondiscrimination code. As one of only two students serving on the Task Force on General Education, he helped shape a new general education proposal to save future generations of Harvard students from the Core. He has staunchly defended student groups, earning...