Word: genderism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Stewart says aggressive recruiting of women is not the answer to the gender gap on the council...
...context of some cultures where there's such severe gender discrimination, it might be used," he says. "It's been used through selective abortion for a long time...
...required reading in VES 153aar, "Bodies That Matter: Race, Gender and Sexuality in Queer Cinema and Video...
About three years ago, the human experiment began in earnest. IVF recruited couples who wanted a child of a particular sex, either to bring "gender balance" to their family or to help them avoid sex-linked genetic diseases for which their offspring could be at risk. The procedure took no more than a day and cost a non-reimbursable $2,500 a try. "I actually watched the sperm enter my body on the screen of the ultrasound machine," marvels Monique Collins, 33, of Gainesville, Va., one of the program's first successes...
...perfects its technique and other clinics adopt it, the costs are expected to drop, putting gender choice within reach of hundreds of thousands of prospective parents. And considering that men were once willing to apply tourniquets to their testicles, it's hard to imagine that it won't become hugely popular...