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This boggles my mind.
We started off with men-only and women-only institutions. Because the men-only institutions were more prestigious, women demanded (and received) entry into these institutions, although the accommodations were separated by sex.
Then they stopped doing that and mixed men and women in the same accommodations, so now we have everyone together on the same campus. I must add that for my money this actually works better. The atmosphere at universities and colleges is more like "real life" and is a lot more fun and relaxed than it was. Except for one thing....
A bunch of screaming neurotics—and there are more and more of them each year—can't handle the idea that there are (shudder) men around. They accuse them of being anything from jerks to criminals, and want them severely curtailed.
So why not re-introduce single-sex institutions? Any woman who claims to be traumatized by the fact that there are males on campus can have her credits automatically transferred to a women's college. Men caught being idiots can have their credits transferred to a men's college. People who can handle the atmosphere of a mixed-sex college can stay.
As someone who teaches from time to time I would appreciate this, too. If I could teach only men then I wouldn't have to worry about harassment charges.
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Hi Buster, I just wanted to make sure...
You meant for this comment to be placed with the previous story, right? The one on male-friendly rape awareness campaigns?
I admit the two articles overlap somewhat, and it's easy to make this mistake.
Scott
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Yup. Got lost in e-space. Sorry.
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This is such an obvious idea; it solves a myriad of problems, considering the different rates at which boys and girls mature and the different modes in which they learn. However, in United States vs. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that single sex classrooms for men are not legal. However, it retained single sex classrooms for women. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg wrote for the majority "Sex classifications may be used to compensate women 'for particular economic disabilities they have suffered,' to 'promote equal employment opportunity..." This case was prosecuted by Janet Reno under the Clinton administration. I suspect that there is little chance that the Bush administration will attempt to over-turn it, but even if they did, they are not likely to be successful given the current makeup of the court.
It would appear that the Supreme Court was fraudulently misled by the Reno team. There may be some justification for a privately-funded suit for reversal, but it will be expensive.
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