Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Learned helplessness keeps women out of tech

Katy Wills • April 30, 2015
While this is frustrating to me because I don’t like seeing stark gender disparities in any arena, what’s most disappointing is the response I get nearly every time I talk to a woman about my job. Not only is the woman surprised and confused, but she immediately tells me that she could never work for technology services.

Assertive females must face social stigma

Hillary Smith • March 12, 2015
When men assert themselves in their professional environments, they are labeled just that: assertive with a positive connotation. But when women act in the same way, there’s a good chance they’ll get this "aggressive" label thrown at them.

Hook-up survey reveals troubling incongruities

Peggy Li • March 5, 2015
Of the participants, 75 percent wanted to hook up with the same person consistently if at all possible, so with the people that just want a one-night thing, it's almost unavoidable that someone will get their feelings hurt.

Greek influence not being used for meaningful action

Katy Wills • February 26, 2015
Greek groups don’t often get outwardly criticised by their members because they focus on solving their problems within the system, inside the closed chapter room doors. While I respect that approach for some situations, the lackadaisical culture of Greek groups at Whitman is something that should be addressed to a more comprehensive audience.

Advertising, sports have power to reclaim ‘like a girl’

Hillary Smith • February 12, 2015
I have become desensitized to “like a girl” existing as an insult. But this phrase, in evoking the stereotype of females as physically weak, can be incredibly harmful to girls with waning self-confidence, which Always’s study proved tends to begin at puberty.
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