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Panel discti
By KELLY C. THOMAS
Staff writer
Women who enter science and health care profession
face obstacles caused by preconceived sex roles forced 01
them by society, a panel of female USC faculty member
concluded Wednesday.
The discussion centered on a book written by Su<
Rosser, director of USC's Women's Studies Program.
The recently published Feminism Within the Sciena
and Health Care Professions: Overcoming Resistana
discusses the professional and economic barriers faced by
women.
The discussion panel consisted of Rosser and four othe:
USC faculty members, each of whom contributed to th<
writing of the book.
The other panel members were assistant anthropology
professor Joan Gero, health administration professoi
Jennie Kronenfeld and preventive medicine instructor:
Suzanne McDurmotKand Joan Altekruse.
Rosser spoke first, giving*a general overview of th<
topic.
The health and social science fields have previously
been male-dominated, she said, but the feminist perspec
tive is transforming this situation.
She also expressed a wish that this transformatior
would occur in the sciences as well.
"There have always been women in science," she said
"But we have very few women now who are heads ol
hospitals, clinics or laboratories.
"By exploring the resistance to women and feminism ir
the science and health care professions, we hope to pro
vide the impact needed for a transformation," Rossei
added.
Rosser discussed the development of sex roles, how
they start and how they are supported throughout one';
life.
Rosser blamed the public school system for enhancing
gender roles. "If a class is going to make an aquarium,'1
she said, "the boys are likely to go out and gather the
animals and plants for the tank, and the girls will decorate
it. Yet, an outsider would be led to believe that the boys
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s Gero discussed the barriers faced by women in the field
1 of archaeology.
s "I have no reason to believe that women can't be as ar
cnaeoiogical as men," she said,
e Gero said the "Indiana Jones" portrayal of archaeologists
was a barrier because it reinforces a sexist
? sterotype. Archaeologists are seen by a majority to be
? muscular males with strong jawlines and safari-type hats.
1 Basically, she said, they are portrayed as hunters.
Men are doing most of the field archaeology, while
r women do the analytical archaeological "housework,"
; Gero said.
Also, male archaeologists are typically given up to
t $11,500 more in archaeological grants than women are.
r She compared this North American attitude with that
s of the South American idea that women are as qualified
and as capable of archaeological field work as are men.
; "South American sex role assignments aie almost equal
in the field of archaeology," she said.
f "Men make the jobs male," Gero said, "and North
American males will be hunters."
Kronenfeld said the field of public health was a multit
disciplinary field.
But, women still tend to enter predominantly female
areas such as nursing and child care, leaving the fields
f largely regarded as being male to men, she said.
"Public health is a rapidly changing field ? we don't
i know yet what will happen with women graduating and
starting in the field," Kronenfeld said. "Will the increasing
number of female studeqts have experienced the same
rates of promotions as men do now? Hopefully, the
' answer will be yes."
? A barrier, she said, concerned admissions to medical
schools. More women are being accepted, but this may be
! because more women are applying.
Altekruse sees the inflexibility of the medical cur:
riculum as a second barrier. Changing the curriculum may
: give the public the impression that a school is lowering
> their standards, she said.
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minority students were lacking, Johnson said.
The office staff members also encourage minorities to ;
look beyond their undergraduate education and consider
graduate education in order to become even more com- 1
petitive in the job market.
"Critically our goal is to provide black students with
the materials and resources to become a holistic student, a
student that is socially, academically, culturally, morally ]
and psychologically ready to deal with a climate such as
USC and go on to be successful, contributing members of <
our community," Johnson said. <
Although the progfam was a good start more was need- <
ed for minority students, Franklin said. :
"Therefore we should not only have celebrations,
receptions and awards ceremonies. We plan to have i
seminars and lectures where black students, all students
can learn about each other," he said. 1
One of the fundamental problems faced by students is i
integration and understanding of the diverse cultures
represented on campus, Franklin said. ,
"We need to learn more about the black culture, the t
white culture, the Chinese culture, the Indian-American t
culture and many others," Franklin said. <
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Franklin also addressed the issue of rising tuition costs,
and the necessity for minority students to vote.
"Our biggest problem on campus isn't racism; it's
black student apathy. I ask you to get involved," said
Randal Jones, vice president of the NAACP.
The Minority Awareness Night was overwhelmingly
successful, said Muktar Muhammad, resident adviser at
Bates House.
The program reflected a continuous effort on the part
if Resident Student Development, its director, professional
staff and student advisers to develop an acute
iwareness of the problems that may affect minority
students, he said.
Organizers hope to continue the event annually and get
nore ethnic groups involved, Muhammad said.
"The Minority Awareness Night lets students know
low to deal with potential racism, discrimination and thp
mpact of social differences within cultures," he said.
The organizations represented were the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
Association of Afro-American Students, Minority
Assistance Peer Program, Office of Greek Life, Resident
student Development and Student Orientation Leaders.
decision in Roe with Bush.
portion. She said He said Bush opposes abortion,
lief that every except in cases of rape or medical
ight to decide complications.
:ar children, no "A woman is entitled to her
cumstances sur- freedom of choice until it effects the
ncy. life of another human being," Smith
on is a issue of said, adding that Bush considers life
uid controversy to begin at conception.
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