Word: genderism
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...option for women on Friday night—although something tells us that women will still be lured by final clubs regardless of the existence of a women’s center in a Yard basement—alienating men while isolating women is no way to resolve any gender inequalities on campus. Integrating men and women and facilitating their cooperation is a better option, which again leads to the conclusion that the Yard basements should be general purpose space...
...women and stir” approach that the University has thus far taken in regard to gender integration has failed to adequately address women’s needs or create full equality on campus. Some have suggested that final clubs and the lack of female friendly social space are the real root of gender inequality. While this is certainly part of the problem, the truth goes much deeper than the lackluster social scene. Consequently, women at Harvard need a center that will serve three main purposes...
First, the center will centralize women’s and gender resources. Harvard already has a patchwork of different resources that serve women’s specific needs, but they are often dispersed in the basements of houses and uncoordinated. For instance, there are many peer mentoring programs that help students deal with a slew of gender-related issues, yet these programs do not work with each other or with the University-sponsored programs that attempt to do the same thing...
Another advantage of centralization is that it will provide a portal for women’s related issues. This will improve public relations and outreach for these groups. It will also make finding and using Harvard’s women and gender-related resources easier. This is a big problem on campus, as evidenced by the fact that the women, gender, and sexuality studies program constantly fields calls from people trying to get information on women’s issues and resources at Harvard when it is an academic program, not a resource center...
...otherwise feel like the “outsiders” will feel at home. On the practical side, the center will provide a “safe space” for women to go when they have been harassed, assaulted, or otherwise harmed or discriminated against because of their gender...