Word: genderism
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...Iraq, even as the military attempts to turn over more combat responsibility to Iraqi forces. First Sergeant Michelle Collins, 38, who waits anxiously every day for "her kids" to come back to Camp Liberty from patrol, says, "An IED [improvised explosive device] or a bullet doesn't have the gender marked...
...common dangers facing service members in Iraq have helped close the gender gap. In today's Army, nobody gallantly holds the humvee door open for a female, and a woman is expected to carry as much (Swenson's full gear weighs 115 lbs.) and to shoot as well as a man. Women service members refer to themselves either as "combat Barbies"--those who fight the losing battle of trying to look pretty in Iraq's sandstorms and winter sludge--or "hooah girls," named after the motivational grunt of obedience that soldiers give their superiors. "We females do combat ops," says...
...fellows feature former CBS News senior political editor Dotty Lynch, who will be conducting a study group on the 2006 midterm elections, and former Cleveland mayor Jane L. Campbell, who will lead a group called “Voices and Choices,” which will examine race, gender, and economic stress in urban government. From abroad, the current Iraqi minister of municipalities and public works, Nesreen Barwari—who arrived in the U.S. yesterday—will lead a study group on Iraq’s current state of affairs, security issues, and social, political, and economic challenges...
...Mansfield discussed the elements of manliness, which he identified as an important force in today’s gender-neutral society...
...male institutions than by meeting rooms. Only when women do not have to stand outside a final club mansion in a short skirt and heels, hoping to be judged “hot” enough to have a social life, will substantial progress be made towards mitigating gender inequalities amongst Harvard students. To this end, Harvard should also be prepared to collaborate with existing women’s social organizations on campus—such as the Seneca, the Bee, Isis, and the three sororities—that have already proved successful women’s communities. These groups...