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...Motherhood doesn't justify Jane Swift's abuse of government office
...sciences at Harvard. Touring chemistry labs by day and stargazing by night, the participants received early exposure to a wide range of facilities and opportunities on campus and in the Boston area. Some of the workshops were geared towards female considerations in science careers, such as balancing motherhood and work, while others were aimed at introducing first-years to female mentors and resources, including Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe (WISHR). The nervousness we all felt that first day of our "nerdy" science program dissipated after meeting truly remarkable, cool and, yes, female scientists paving the way for our generation...
...also been suggested that the program be maintained in its current form but simply allow males to apply. Those men interested in panels on motherhood could, the argument goes, benefit from the program as much as women could. But allowing men into the program would immediately alter the dynamic. The Science Alliance is an alliance of those facing similar discrimination. While clearly the male participants would not be perpetrators of such discrimination, they do not suffer from it directly. Women, especially women in a highly competitive environment such as Harvard's, often feel that voicing concerns about discrimination and inequity...
...delicate question of motherhood bedeviled last week's Miss Universe Pageant. First, Miss Guam, Trisha Heflin, was sent home because of her indelicate condition. Though her representative denied it, pageant officials contended Heflin was pregnant, a state outlawed in competition. The issue arose again when the night's three remaining contestants were asked whether Miss Universe should step down if she became pregnant during her reign. After Miss Spain and Miss Philippines, a crowd favorite who all but had the crown bobby-pinned to her head, fumbled, Miss Botswana stepped in. MPULE KWELAGOBE, her country's first-ever entrant, walked...
...PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD: An especially galling aspect of motherhood is all the worrying about whether junior is eating enough. Annabel Karmel's First Meals may be the perfect new-mom gift. It has all the regular stuff, like nutrition advice and recipes. But its real charm is for the decoratively challenged (or the desperate): fun food-presentation ideas, like chicken-sausage snails, above...