A generation ago women fought for equal rights and access to high paying careers. In many ways they've made significant advances swelling the ranks of undergraduate and professional colleges. But a new strain of "do me" feminism based on sexual emancipation and dating rituals that can be barely called relationships has overode the calls for equal status on campus. Two books survey women's college experiences and the benefits and unintended consequences of co-education. ( Powells)
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Unhooked: Unravelling the Feminist Movement on Campus
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Posted on: March 30, 2007 1:49 PM, by EJGili
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"Unhooked" argues that, in imitating the male dating agenda, high school and college females have amplified the extent to which males can be total jerks.
I feel sorry for any woman who begins a conversation with "I'm not a feminist, but..."
My wife, a Physics Professor who has teenaged students, some of whom have been unhappy about "hooking up," also considers this a step in young women collectively learning what feminism is actually about. Trial and error can take a lot of errors.
Would you like to comment on how the Health issues are higher risk for women than for men in hooking up? And what do you determine from field observations at Ocean Beach?
Posted by: Jonathan Vos Post | April 2, 2007 12:21 PM