Scholastic Update articles from March 1993

Scholastic Update archives from March 1993

"You just don't get it." (women say men do not understand sexual harassment and other feminine issues)(includes related material)
March 12, 1993... That's been the rallying cry for women in America, who say that too often, men don't understand why issues from sexual harassment to date rape deserve national attention. How are women today reshaping American society - and relations between...

Women at work. (opinions of five working women, Marjorie L. Kimbrough, Brenda Berkman, Laura Maldonado, Gertrude Michaelson and Marilyn Benner)
March 12, 1993... Despite discrimination, lack of child care, and other barriers, women are entering the work force in record numbers. But how much progress have working women really made? What battles remain to be won? Five working women give UPDATE their...

Long march to equality. (time line of women seeking to gain equality from 1789 to 1992)
March 12, 1993... 1789 Abigail Adams makes a plea to her husband, the patriot John Adams, that women's political rights be recognized in the new American Constitution being drafted in Philadelphia. "Remember the ladies," she declares, or they will...

"I'll never look at the world the same way again." (sexual harassment victim Katy Lyle)(includes related article)
March 12, 1993... Katy Lyle wad a 15-year-old sophomore in Duluth, Minnesota, when she first heard about the graffiti: obscene remarks about her all over the center stall in the boys' room at Central High School. For months it continued, with boystaunting her on...

He said, she said. (excerpts from teen-ager's opinions of themselves and of the opposite sex)
March 12, 1993... What do guys think of girls? What do girls think of guys? Two sets of teens give UPDATE the latest views on everything from double standards to dating. For as long as teens have been hanging out in hallways and cafeterias, guys have talked...

What makes us different? (research in gender differences) (includes related material)
March 12, 1993... The next time you're in math or science class, take a close look at how your classmates behave. Do the boys answer the most questions, seem to be the most engaged, and get the highest grades? Now do the same thing in English class. Are the...

Revolution, girl style. (female activists)
March 12, 1993... They're young, female, and taking action. With the surge of interest in women's issues, thousands of teenage girls are signing on with feminist groups - or starting their own. On a cold evening in February, while most school girls were home...