Word: genderism
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Women have certainly bridged much of the gender gap in the past sixty years; ask a girl today if she knows who June Cleaver is and she will most likely give you a blank stare. Despite the fact that girls no longer aim solely for Leave-it-to-Beaver-style domestic happiness, it seems that we have now reached an impasse in terms of gender equality. Even though around 58 percent of all people earning bachelor’s degrees are females, women seem to be unable to translate this educational advantage into concrete gains in other fields. This dilemma...
...applicants revealed that only seven percent of females had asked for a higher salary during the interview process compared to 57 percent of men. Those who had asked for more money had starting salaries that were 4053 dollars higher than the salaries of those who did not, meaning this gender gap in pay could be attributed almost entirely to the fact that women did not ask for more money. Similarly, many of today’s other gender inequalities are rooted in the failure of females to seek out and take necessary risks; men are far more likely...
Women and Gender Studies concentrator Andrés Castro Samayoa ’10 said he personally took issue with Mattera’s notion of diversity...
Linda Ellison, a lecturer in the Women and Gender Studies Department, said that feminism encompasses a diversity of issues that have implications beyond courses on theory...
...class gave me a new perspective on the importance of sexuality and gender,” Thurber said. “You have to look at a lot of different viewpoints to have an understanding of different issues and responses...