Word: genderism
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...program's administrators are sensitive to the criticisms of marriage education. In response to Legal Momentum's discrimination complaint, they say they already had job services for the mothers in place, through the Head Start programs. "We never discriminate on the basis of gender," says CSC executive director Pat Levin. Concluding an investigation into the charges last month, HHS agreed with Levin. And her claim does seem to be true--at one home visit, Faverey helped Rose identify some jobs she could apply for despite her medical condition. CSC says it also screens for domestic violence and refers some couples...
...with Curves, the gender-restrictive Blitz policy hasn't yet been successfully challenged in court. In 2003 a suit against Curves's women-only policy in Wisconsin resulted in a new bill exempting single-sex fitness centers from the state's discrimination statutes. Curves executives believe men-only gyms won't work because males don't need the sense of support that women crave. But, says Brooke MacInnis of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association trade group: "The jury is still...
...last decade, a growing group of club members and alumni have raised concerns about their gender inequality and exclusivity, mounting small internal campaigns for change. That debate is already happening within the clubs. Several members say the topic of adding women to the punch comes up at least every year, though no club has ever voted...
...when The Delphic’s nickname—“The Gas”—came up. But they are serious about their goals: they won’t stop at making the clubs co-ed, they say. “If it were just gender, I would be like, ‘Integrate,’ instead of just, ‘Go away,’” says Giselle B. Schuetz ’06, a SASSI member who conducts research into final club finances and history...
...chance to step up. Lilith Fair proved that plenty of ladies are eager to strap on a guitar, but very few seem to want to do it with their sisters--perhaps because they know that the (still) mostly male rock audience inevitably associates all-women bands with either gender politics or tickle fights...