Word: genderism
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...field of concentration created to focus on the theory and history of their position in culture and society. The creation of the women’s studies concentration was, according to the Handbook for Students, an impetus to bring together the “new scholarship on women and gender that has come to occupy an increasingly important place in a number of disciplines over the past two decades...
...University’s policy of non-discrminination on the basis of gender prevents the College from recognizing single-sex organizations such as final clubs...
...dignity. But the novelty of our national vision is its radical concern for protecting human life regardless of its features. History teaches us that maintaining this vision demands a vigilant effort to recognize the humanity of others when it is not readily apparent to us, whether because of race, gender, religion, physical or mental disability or social position. In this regard the issue of embryonic stem cell research is one of the most difficult challenges for our nation’s moral conscience. Americans are called to protect a life which does not look human even though it may entail...
...credit, RUS has recognized that what’s wrong with final clubs (or, rather, with the lack of inclusive alternatives) goes beyond gender discrimination. But its campaign is still characterized in gender-specific terms and obscures the difficulties Harvard social life would face even if every final club went gender-neutral tomorrow. Any real reform will need to look beyond the issue of gender—and to address the role of the College in helping you find someone for lunch...
...problem with final clubs is that their influen ce over Harvard’s social life is controlled by a small number of people and their friends, and that is unlikely to change when women are accepted as members. Casting the problem with final clubs primarily in terms of gender creates the false impression that once women are allowed in, the clubs will become open community resources where all students are welcome. The vast majority of Harvard women would never be accepted by even a gender-neutral...