Word: genderism
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When Kevin went back to work, he filed a complaint that he had been denied the leave solely because of his gender. Then he sought help from the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued the state on his behalf. Last week a jury sided with Kevin, awarding him $375,000 in the first-ever sex-discrimination case brought under the federal act. The state argued that Kevin did not alert the right people to his wife's condition and failed to prove that he was the primary care provider. "It was never a gender-based issue," says Maryland assistant attorney...
With Shakespeare in Love, we find Fiennes as the title character searching for a muse to stir up his creative juices. Paltrow is just the ticket as she employs the ol' Victor/Victoria trick to gender bend her way onto the stage and into Fiennes' heart. The adultery angle doesn't really do it for me, but Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter, deftly weaves Shakespeare's elegant language with his own poetic words. If the Scarlet Letter duo don't affect you, at least the verbal swordplay will keep you interested till...
...this proposal is accepted by both sides (and we believe it should), Radcliffe could at last focus on doing what it does best--supporting and funding gender research on a national scale--instead of hanging onto its no-longer accurate title and image of an undergraduate college. Harvard could take the opportunity to strengthen its support of female students now that Radcliffe would no longer be the fall-back on Garden Street...
...Signified by a low waist, tight torso and straight leg, this gender-neutral garment builds bridges. According to Diesel, the jeans deliver consumers from baggy-jean-blah to snug-Euro-style. Female shoppers, raving about the loose comfortable feel, have done everything but hold the Diesel distributors hostage for this designer denim...
...difference between Harvard's 13 billion dollar endowment and Radcliffe's 200 million dollar endowment is not going to answer that question. As a community, we need to assess the actual initiatives both institutions are taking maximize gender equality and partnership...