Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THIS week the Government Department came out with a report that underlines the problems women face in many Harvard classrooms...
Fewer and fewer women are concentrating in the Government Department: though women comprise 41 percent of the student body they comprise only 27 percent of the Government Department concentrators this year, as compared to 33 percent in 1982. According to the report, women government concentrators are more likely than men in the field or women in other departments to: 1) feel uncomfortable in class 2) see sexism as a problem in the department and 3) think that they must fight to talk in class. the report found that many women opt not to major in government because of the competitive...
...report found little that wasn't already suspected. What the report did do was provide evidence for the existence of suspected problems and show a willingness to tackle them. That is a step in the right direction, and the department should be commended for bringing its shortcomings to light...
...report stressed that "gov jocks," who are usually male, were a problem for both women and men in the department. But a larger proportion of women noted that the "gov jocks" kept them from speaking in class. "Gov Jocks" should not be allowed to dominate, and everyone should be heard. Part of the problem can be addressed with greater teacher sensitivity, and the department should provide appropriate training. The other part belongs to students: "gov jocks" must take care to listen and not shout down other students' input. Women have to speak...
...department also should offer more gender-related courses. The report found that some women may have chosen other social science concentrations because of the lack of such classes...