11.11.2009

Feminism a religion? Against Title IX?

A lawyer accused a university in 2008 of misusing federal aid because he claimed that Women and Gender Studies discriminates against men. Clearly this man does not understand that females cannot be studied inclusively without studying males. As a student in the USU Women and Gender Studies program, I can testify to having spent many classes cover men, masculinity and related issues.

From the article:
"The courses pretty much treat guys as if they're sources of evil in the world and the women are the victims," Den Hollander said. "I'm using the same argument here as we have with Title IX. When a university receives government funding, they have to provide equal opportunities for men and women. If there's no men's studies, women's studies is unconstitutional."

He also calls feminism a religion that is "spread." Religion does not fit into the definition of feminism by pure logic and court case precedents. Also, patriarchy is a rule in most of modern and ancient societies, where women were/are the victims. His statement essentially denies this accepted truth in an overtly sexist manner.

Read story here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-daum23-2008aug23,0,3450521.column

11.10.2009

The Worldwide Struggle to Promote Women and Gender Studies

Check out these video clips to see how far women and gender studies still has to go to create and establish understanding the world over!
Stine Eckert reports on Women and Gender Studies in Bangladesh
In Search of Women and Gender Studies
ISI Cicero's Podium Debate on "Are We Getting it Right? The debate of women and gender studies"
20 Years of Gender Studies at Notre Dame

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Feminism (Merriam-Webster.com)


Function: noun

Date: 1895

1: the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes

2: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

--feminist: noun or adjective
Photo: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early feminist.