Word: sexism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this episode so damning? Because it shows the subtleties of sexism that pervade the political process--from candidates to decision-makers to young powers-to-be in their intro gov classes...
...Voters" as though those words were a put-down in and of themselves. He used the group as an adjective to signify weak and laughable, and he furthered the stereotypical image of women as irrelevant busybodies with the term "prissy." In essence, he carried all the baggage of traditional sexism that has marginalized women in the political process...
WOMEN in politics disparaged. Role models reinforcing sexism. Young men applauding. Young women alienated. This was Harvard's introductory course to American Government. A realistic introduction...
...similarity ends at appearances. I don't intend to tar the entire Duke student body with one brush, as my criticism is directed at a specific group of Duke institutions and students. But in four days at Duke I witnessed more incidents of overt racism, sexism and homophobia than in two years at Harvard...
FINAL clubs have been a perenial source of controversy, reeling under a barrage of attacks ranging from racism and elitism to sexism. While all of these charges bear some force, the arguments supporting such accusations have become so varied and muddled that their viability seems destined always to be in question. Such arguments seem incapable of building a true consensus of opposition...