Word: sexism
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...matter, was a fact taken for granted. Both my parents were professionals in the public sector who worked in an integrated environment in which both men and women were at least present in all positions at all different levels. That is not to say that I did not believe sexism existed, but in retrospect it seemed more of an individual attribute than an institutional...
...course I heard plenty of sexist comments in high school and even said a few things that I was informed were sexist, but my ire was directed more at the P.C. police trying to stomp out anything that could be construed as sexist than at sexism itself. By the time I reached college, sexism--and for that matter, feminism--were things I was tired of hearing about. At a college where I believed, and still do, that things were fundamentally equal I did not see that there was all that much to complain about--that sexism was really a major...
...consider myself naive (though if you truly are I guess you never do) and I never believed that sexism had ceased, but my previous experiences had led me to the impression that some form of nominal equality was fairly universal and, where there were problems, significant steps were being made in the right direction. And I don't think this belief in progress is ignorant. After all, women are now a fixture as reporters in sports locker rooms, and women now make-up almost half the population at law schools and medical schools, many of which did not even accept...
...Sexism was not very for beneath the surface of many of the opinions quoted in The Crimson's article. We are told that Marvin, with his "demanding dynamism," must conduct all three major choruses in order to bring "unity" to the choral program. And RCS member says she thinks "it is more empowering to be able to sing really well than to be conducted by a woman." By contrast, Beverly Taylor is described as more "Laid back" than her successor, even though it is granted that she has a "unique personality." And of course, the implication that RCS does...
Myra Sadker's Sexism in School and Society was the first textbook ever designed to help teachers overcome sexism in the American school system...