tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post6824156884002680021..comments2024-03-12T14:31:50.264-07:00Comments on Bits and Pieces: Harvard succeeds in crushing the women's clubsHarry Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088418333536732728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-24248212340852458382019-05-22T19:10:23.295-07:002019-05-22T19:10:23.295-07:00I'm curious: couldn't one of the womens...I'm curious: couldn't one of the womens' clubs and one of the mens' clubs have merged in name only to form a "coed" club that only held single-sex events?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635496839285401611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116442395849122822.post-56086518535108060632019-05-15T08:41:02.252-07:002019-05-15T08:41:02.252-07:00Today marks a notable day with the Fox's decis...Today marks a notable day with the Fox's decision not to go co-ed. This group was the most likely group to go co-ed and comply with the sanctions of any of the remaining all male groups. There is essentially zero chance that any of the remaining groups go co-ed, as that decision rests within the power of the grad board, which undergrad members of these institutions have no power to change. Having friends in several of these clubs, I can say with a high degree of certainty, that even if going co-ed was an option (which is still incredibly unlikely), the criteria Harvard has set of governance and local-autonomy will never be approved by the remaining clubs. Since the goal of these sanctions is to make male organizations go co-ed and register with the school, this marks the abject failure of the policy. Now the sanctions are just denying leadership opportunities and infringing on student's freedom with no achievable goal in sight.<br /><br />The Spee already went co-ed before the sanctions were announced, so they do not count as a success for the sanctions. The only remarkable success of these sanctions has been to eliminate almost all women spaces on campus. It is almost comical how the sanctions have failed so remarkably to achieve their goal of getting male clubs to go co-ed, while simultaneously destroying and altering so many empowering organizations for women.<br /><br />If Harvard's goal was to make these clubs go co-ed, they have made this impossible with their other requirements on local governance and information sharing with the college. None of these 100+ year old organizations are willing to cripple their dependance from Harvard in order to comply with Harvard (especially since the sanctions are still being litigated and are uncertain).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105719948164101993noreply@blogger.com