sexism in higher education

"Yale University, along with the rest of the Ivy League, kept its gates closed to women until the class of 1969. The reason for letting them in? As an incentive for men to attend. Yale Needs Women is the story of why the most elite schools in the nation refused women for so long, and what the first women to enter those halls faced when they stepped onto campus"--Provided by publisher.

Examines a variety of gender issues that affect college women, offering a definition of feminism, and discussing sexism in the genderless classroom, women and sports, homophobia, eating and body image, rape and sexual assault, politics, and other topics.