Word: sexualism
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Campus environments at colleges such as Harvard are often pervaded by varying degrees of sexual harassment that make many of their students uncomfortable and upset, according to a recent study by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), “Drawing the Line: A Study of Sexual Harassment on Campus,” which surveyed 2,036 randomly-selected undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 24 this past May, showed that 62 percent of college students felt they had been sexually harassed in some way during their college experience...
...However, the definition of “sexual harassment” that the study employed as “unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior which interferes with your life” is much broader than the technical legal definition. It included such activities as making “sexual comments, jokes, gestures, or looks” and flashing, as well as the more commonly focused-on groping and coerced sexual interaction...
...Though the course is not for credit, participants will be expected to complete an array of assignments including self-exploration and detailing sexual experiences, culminating with a creative final project...
During its first semester, the course will be largely dependent on student feedback, Halpern said. Topics of discussion may include final clubs, Harvard’s sexual assault policy, the lack of social space on campus, and other issues specific to the Harvard community...
...want [FemSex] to evolve to meet the needs of the student body,” Montgomery said. “It’s a creative process without a specific end goal in sight besides getting diverse groups together to talk about sexual issues...