Word: genderism
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...Fazili agreed. "Gender dynamics can be an issue...
...past years, Harvard and Radcliffe marshals were elected in separate elections, four from each gender. But with the end of Radcliffe College, all seniors voted for all eight marshals--who were chosen from an original pool of 91, and then 16 finalists...
Although the two female marshals said the gender imbalance could make their jobs awkward, some said that gender probably did not play a role in voters' choices...
...female runners-up who commented on the election said they noticed the discrepancy, but were not overly concerned. "I think people vote for the person, not the gender," said Virginia G. James '00, who had been a finalist...
After years of begging men to be more emotional...like women...is it possible that women are finally getting tougher...like men? Fraenkel speculates that on the cutting edge of gender evolution, ironically, each sex may be sliding into some of the other's former roles. "Men have been encouraged to actualize their more feminine side to be a healthy male," he says, "and independence has become an important emotional statement for women...