Word: genderism
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...designing our poll, we tried to get at people's behavior as well as their attitudes. It's one thing to say you are anxious about the future; it's another to raid your retirement fund to pay the bills. We found interesting differences tied to age and gender and income. Young people are much more likely to borrow money from family or friends than older people are, and men are more optimistic than women. In the end, no matter when people think we'll come out of this recession, most say they will continue their new frugal habits...
...pilot episode of “The Cougar,” cougar du jour Stacey Anderson nearly chokes herself with continual assertions of the term’s power to dispel cultural stereotypes and reverse traditional gender dynamics. Citing their heightened spontaneity and “zest for life” as the root of her attraction to younger men, Stacey suffuses her statements with not-so-subtle sexuality, gloating: “I’m in my prime, they’re in their prime, so not only is that connection outside the bedroom, it?...
...time to speak up for something very important, and often overlooked. It’s time to speak up against sexism. It’s time to speak up against friends who harass and objectify women and think nothing of it. It’s time to champion gender equality and sexual respect...
...Sexual violence and gender inequality are real. According to most estimates, between one-third and one-fifth of women will experience sexual or domestic violence at the hands of a male friend, partner, spouse, or date during their lifetime. The MenSpeakUp campaign believes that men must play a prominent part in addressing these problems if significant progress is to be made. A society of mutual respect requires men to rethink how they treat and interact with women...
...relative scarcity of plays produced on campus that focus on women. “The Classics Club chose the play, because we thought it was time for a play about girls,” Koven-Matasy explains.Following Lysistrata as she leads a sex strike, the play challenges stereotypical gender roles. By placing typically masculine domains, such as sex and war, under the control of the women, they become the empowered protagonists of the story, actively and effectively inducing change. “It destructs the idea of traditional femininity and pares down the stoicism of men,” Morris...