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Lillie M. Thomas

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  • School Dress Codes = ‘Slut Shaming’? Give Me a Break

    School Dress Codes = ‘Slut Shaming’? Give Me a Break0

    Lately, stories have been appearing in the news of young women who are outraged that their school required them to change their clothing or go home. The narrative typically heard is that school policies are sexist and prioritize boys being undistracted (by not seeing immodest dress in the classroom) over girls being allowed to learn

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  • Colleges Are Planning on Coddling Freshmen (More Than They Already Do)

    Colleges Are Planning on Coddling Freshmen (More Than They Already Do)0

    Apparently, colleges are having a hard time keeping students and graduating them. As NPR reports, according to the National Student Clearinghouse, colleges across the country are struggling to get students through to graduation: “In 2015, only a little more than half of students who enrolled in college in 2009 made it to graduation, with the

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  • Is It Okay for Men and Women to Have Different Roles?

    Is It Okay for Men and Women to Have Different Roles?0

    Around the world women do more unpaid work than men. The Gates Foundation says that needs to change in order to “unlock the potential of women”, according to a recent article for the New York Times. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says that worldwide women spend “an average of 4.5 hours a day

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  • Why It’s Harmful to Reward Children for Everything

    Why It’s Harmful to Reward Children for Everything0

    Rewarding children for good behavior has become commonplace in the American family. But in a recent piece for The Atlantic, Psychologist Erica Reischer cautions that reward systems can be surprisingly harmful to children and their families. Using the example of the ubiquitous sticker chart, Reischer writes that the system of children earning their way to

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