Word: genderism
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...most memorable portraits of any character yet seen in this medium, Bechdel paints her father as a classic "closet case." An obsessive home decorator and control freak, he challenges any gender non-conformity he discovers in his children, for example making the young Alison, whose playground nickname is "butch," wear a barrette when she doesn't want to. He also runs the family business, a funeral home, which gives the book its snarky double-entendre title. Far from fun, thanks chiefly to the father's quashing of all affections lest the "bad" one be exposed, Bechdel compares her home life...
...other Clinton. The arguments for and against-and between-these two honorable politicians have become arthritic with age, debilitating. In fact, most of the arguments that have dominated baby-boom politics are rutted and irrelevant. The perpetual culture wars between Republican and Democrats, the legacy of Vietnam and racial, gender, sexual-preference and religious militancy have all become poisonous diversions from the very serious national conversation that needs to take place. We baby boomers have not proved very adept at running the show. It may well be time for a new generation of leadership...
...this exam... 3) [History 10b] This question can be answered by looking at the social, political, and economic factors of the countries I actually did the reading for. 4) [Comparative Study of Religion] I would like to answer this question through a drawing of the Prophet Mohammed. 5) [Women, Gender, and Sexuality] To be honest, I only took this course to pick up girls. I haven’t the slightest idea what systems of oppression even means. 6) [Af-Am] I learned everything I need to know about this subject from watching “The Disorderlies...
...Search Committee must examine closely a presidential candidate’s commitment to the implementation of the 2005 Task Forces Reports on Women Faculty. In addition, the Search Committee should be sure to inquire about plans for future action and examination of all matters bearing on gender equity throughout the University...
...follow-up, he said, “Matters that are curricular are matters of the Faculty, but matters regarding the allocation of resources by Massachussetts Law are reserved for the Harvard Corporation.” Professors did vote to add the words “gender and sexuality” to the name of the Committee on Women’s Studies. In an interview later, Mansfield said the change would “make obvious what they were all along, which is a department of feminist studies...