Word: genderism
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What does it mean that one of the most outspoken critics of American gender stereotypes has come to embrace those stereotypes with sweet sincerity? For one thing, it means that the counter-culture shtick isn't selling anymore. We are back to the age of boy-bands, homogeneity and Gap uniform-like clothing. The hard-core rappers of the late '80s are gone--now you're more likely to hear rappers endorsing their favorite type of soft drink than saying, "Kill the pigs." The pre-teen girls that used to scream themselves hoarse at Hole concerts are now shrieking...
...this straight: The majority opinion in the age-bias case said that state hiring practices shouldn't held to the same high standards in age-discrimination cases as they would be in gender- or race-discrimination cases. Now the Court says there are no federal protections against states' gender biases, either. "This is directly in line with the legacy of the Rehnquist Court, which is a return to an emphasis on states' rights," says TIME legal correspondent Alain Sanders. "The problem with that is when balancing the rights of citizens against the rights of states, this court tends to minimize...
...remain a mystery. And for a long time, that was O.K. When author John Gray explained that men are from Mars and women from Venus, that relieved me, and other women, from having to understand men fully, because if you believe that men and women are essentially different, one gender doesn't really have to empathize with the other; we just have to read each other's signals, acknowledge our differences and retreat to our corners...
...expert in European studies, particularly economic development and gender, she is primarily a historian but says she also considers herself a social scientist...
...AIDS education, welcomed a $150 million pledge from Vice President Al Gore, who also gave assurances that the U.S. military could be used to help stop the spread of AIDS. Annan warned council members that the disease, which strikes at all levels of society and across age and gender lines, could destroy the social infrastructure of Africa, endangering the basic functioning of many countries. And while delegates from Russia and China voiced doubts that the AIDS epidemic should fall under the aegis of the generally military-minded Security Council, TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell disagrees. "The new threat...