Word: genderism
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...Harvard woman, empowered by her gender, marches confidently into the basement of Canaday Hall, ready to take advantage of all that is Harvard’s new women’s center. Breezing past the cushy couches, the big screen television, and the office space complete with a speedy wireless network, she strides into the state-of-the-art kitchen, equipped with ovens to serve any baking need. But rather than whip up a batch of gooey homemade chocolate-chip cookies, she brazenly hurls her brassiere into the oven. The kitchen smells not of delightful baked goods, but of burning...
With any luck—and a modicum of respect for campus opinion on the part of the University—students will soon be able to live with whomever they choose, regardless of their roommates’ gender. On Sunday, the Undergraduate Council (UC) passed, with a single “nay” vote, a bill recommending that consensual mixed-gender rooming be an option available to all upperclassmen. Sunday’s legislation is long overdue and provides an excellent opportunity for the Committee on House Life (CHL) to act to quickly to eliminate outmoded provisions...
...supporting co-educational rooming has been gaining momentum among student groups since it passed nearly unanimously at Sunday’s council meeting. The bill calls for the College to develop a “relatively uniform policy” allowing students to live with members of the opposite gender. The Handbook for Students states that the College does not “ordinarily permit” co-ed rooming groups, but that House Masters may grant exceptions if “the configuration of space ensures a large degree of privacy.” The UC?...
...Human Rights Watch, four Iranians were publicly hung last year for engaging in homosexual acts. Females no longer have their lips sliced off for wearing lipstick, but they are barred from holding positions of significant power. (Eighty-nine women had their candidacy for presidency rejected simply because of their gender.) Minority populations, for their part, routinely face restrictions in expressing their identity: Members of the Baha’i religion are often prevented from attending universities, and some Baha’i have been imprisoned solely because of their faith.Why should Harvard students care about the suffering in Iran...
...Still, Feit has been surprised by the response he's gotten so far. "It doesn't break down along traditional gender lines," he says. "We're getting so much support from women." The men divide roughly half and half between those who support what he's doing and those who say essentially "be a man; accept responsibility." "Women seem more supportive, which is very surprising and gratifying. They say maybe this is fair, men should have some say, some choice. I'm getting more support from women than I anticipated." He is the first to say that these...