Gender and Sexuality
Stilettos V. The Glass Ceiling
Out: flats, ill-fitted skirt suits, bare legs, red. In: heels, structured blazers, sheer tights, blue.
Susan Patton's Marriage Advice for College Women
In this series, Flyby Staff Writer Olivia M. Munk identifies, dissects, and discusses ideas, articles, and opinions found in popular media and popular culture. She's here to inform you and to make you think—about what's out there, what it means to us, and what it might mean for you.
BGLTQ Activist Seeks To Dissolve Gender Binaries
Rather than being “entirely heterosexual” or “entirely homosexual,” one’s identity is dynamic and fluid, according to speaker and activist Robyn T. Ochs, who spoke at an interactive session called “Beyond Binaries” on Thursday.
Beyond Binaries
Robyn Ochs, a BGLTQ activist, is leading the Beyond Binaries talk about gender and sexuality issues at Harvard on Thursday evening with a group of students.
Law School Coalition Aims To Mitigate Campus Gender Disparities
In response to statistics revealing gender skew in Harvard Law School clubs and classrooms, a new coalition called Shatter the Ceiling has drawn hundreds of students together to seek new ways to address the School’s gender disparities.
MassEquality Rally
Allies of MassEquality gather to encourage support of marriage equality in light of the United States Supreme Court justices discussing the historic cases of Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Democratic U.S Senate candidate Edward J. Markey, who is endorsed by MassEquality, also spoke at the Tuesday rally.
In 1946, W.H. Auden Was Frightened by Harvard Students
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
A Business of Her Own
Female business owners, who run eclectic shops and outlets scattered throughout Harvard Square, have carved out space in a historically male-dominated profession and community. Today, in an environment in which they are still a minority, they have turned to entrepreneurship and developed partnerships to survive and thrive.
A Taste of HUDS
“I grew up on a farm; my father was a farmer. I could walk out into the field and pick peas and eat them off the vine.” Crista Martin, director of communications for Harvard University Dining Services, sits on a swivel office chair surrounded by piles of papers.
Mia Karvonides, Federal Civil Rights Attorney, Named Harvard's New Title IX Coordinator
Federal civil rights attorney Mia Karvonides has begun work as Harvard’s first ever University-wide Title IX coordinator.
In 1971, Harvard Students Seized a Building for International Women's Day
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Report: Gender Skew Persists in Student Organizations
More than half of student organizations on campus are skewed towards single-gender leadership, according to a recent report on gender in leadership at the College. The report defines skewed leadership boards as those which are at least two-thirds male or two-thirds female.
Rant: Pockets
By my count, the clothes that I’m currently wearing have six pockets between them. Are any of them useful? Absolutely ...
Complicating the Binary
“I had no access to resources and didn’t know anyone who was trans.” Charlie continues, “I felt like I would be alone for the rest of my life.”
Westboro Baptist Church's Latest Target: Vassar College
In this series, Flyby Staff Writer Olivia M. Munk identifies, dissects, and discusses ideas, articles, and opinions found in popular media and popular culture. She's here to inform you and to make you think—about what's out there, what it means to us, and what it might mean for you.
Can Harvard Women Have It All?
In 2013, the national debate regarding the equality of women in the workplace still rages.