Word: genderism
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...University (and the Institute as a part of the University) is legally beholden to its prize donors to preserve the conditions attached to a prize--thus the reason why the Frothingham might remain for men only. However, the stark gender imbalance among the prizes should encourage the University to reexamine the original language of prize criteria and do as much as it can within the letter of its obligations to donors to open prizes to both men and women. Where this is not possible and where a prize must remain single-sex for reasons beyond the University's control...
This is not to say that all prizes must be stripped of their original character. Since it will be awarded by the Institute, the Fay Prize could reflect the Institute's mission to contribute to the study of women, gender and society by honoring an undergraduate, male or female, who has shown superior scholarship in this area. University administrators have already hinted that the criteria for the prize may come to emphasize scholarship over the additional elements of conduct and character...
...distribution of prizes is one of the most emotional aspects of Harvard undergraduate life, for better or for worse. The University should work to ensure that these prizes will not continue to be unevenly distributed along gender lines...
...justification for the Fay Prize's single-sex status is no more tenuous than the justification for maintaining the Frothingham's prize criteria of "manliness." In fact, by targeting the Fay Prize before deciding to reconsider the Frothingham, the administration revealed an intent colored more by institutional rivalry than gender equality. The Crimson staff's intent, to eliminate sexism everywhere, is more noble, but in this case is clearly misguided...
...created by the poor, and, at least in its youth, was played primarily for the poor. Also, the rise of swing roughly corresponded to the emergence of two powerful popularizers: radio and the recording industry. As a result, swing was the first genuinely popular music--its appeal transcended class, gender and race...