Word: genderism
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...part of the past half-century, feminists, their opponents and armies of academics have debated the differences between men and women. Only in the past few years have scientists been able to use imaging technology to look inside men's and women's heads to investigate whether those stereotypical gender differences have roots in the brain. No concrete results have emerged from these studies yet, but now a new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of children offers at least one explanation for some common tween social behaviors: girls are hardwired to care about one-on-one relationships with their...
...topics than her white male counterparts. It is no different from what Samuel Alito said in 2006 ("when I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background or because of religion or because of gender"). And what countless other Congressmen and Supreme Court nominees and presidential candidates have said when channeling their own "I grew up in a van down by the river" youths. Our varied experiences shape us, they enrich us, they give us the ability to... empathize...
...provided political employment to pest exterminators, grade-B actors and Alabama Senators who think of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as a "piece of intrusive legislation." (I'm talkin' to you, Jeff Sessions.) And I, for one - a Latina who has spent her whole life watching her ethnicity and gender reduced to a pile of red lipstick and high heels - am ready to see a wise Latina in that...
...DeStefano, is renewing debate over affirmative action, not least because it reverses a judgment signed off on by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. But the controversy over such programs goes back decades. It was President Lyndon Johnson who first attempted to combat inequality with laws taking race, ethnicity and gender into account. In a 1965 speech at Howard University, he argued that one could not expect a person "who, for years, has been hobbled by chains" to be able to compete with everyone else. Since then, supporters have praised the employment and education opportunities affirmative action has given minority candidates...
...Rather than perpetuate a myth that judges do not, consciously or unconsciously, rely on their life experiences, including membership in particular gender and race/ethnic groups, we should welcome Judge Sotomayor and her experiences as a much-needed addition to the collective wisdom of the Court. Our country’s past and present demonstrate that the Court benefits from distinct perspectives. Our country’s future requires that we move forward toward a more inclusive and diverse Court. We should welcome the special dose of wisdom and outstanding professional qualifications and experiences that Judge Sotomayor’s appointment...