Word: genderism
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This historic ratio comes after another first. This year, the College has not only admitted more women, but also more women have accepted the offer of admission. Although the margin was small—three more women than men were accepted—it represented the first time the gender balance favored females at Harvard. (Please see related story at left...
McGrath Lewis say while hometown location has factored into acceptance decisions of women, academic and extracurricular interests are not very distinguishable by gender...
...establishing a women’s center, Harvard would fulfill a pressing and unmet need on campus. Groups dealing with women’s and gender-related issues have been calling for a central space for upwards of thirty years. When a center existed at Harvard in the 1970s, it was frequented by dozens of women a day. Its failure had nothing to do with its usage rate and everything to do with the lack of funding and support from the administration. Today, Harvard students are still waiting for that support. Over a dozen groups have signed...
...women’s and gender-related issues were the domain of a single student group, critics would be right to insist that organization simply “follow procedure” to obtain space. But the women’s center is not a typical student group. It would be open to all females at Harvard; and, while over a dozen distinct groups—from the Association of Black Harvard Women to the Radcliffe Union of Students—have voiced the need for a center, the standard process doesn’t allow them to apply jointly...
...same time, Harvard shouldn’t deprive students of the opportunity to do their part. If students concerned with women’s and gender-related issues are finally granted a space and a springboard to share ideas, strategies and resources, they will be much better equipped to attain their goals—and to identify the next steps Harvard should take to make the campus a better place for women...