I feel that the women's studies program should be cut. The first time I ever heard of such a program of study I thought it was some kind of joke. I think that Santa Cruz is an extremely "female-centric" community and guilty of reverse sexism. Women issues are constantly being forced on me here. I have NEVER felt that I have been treated as less for being a woman in my entire lifetime. It makes me angry that some women think the should be treated better than men and be given more privileges just because they are female.

In my household I am the bread winner and my husband stays home to raise and teach our son, my husband is also disabled. I could support a "peoples reentry program". A "women's reentry program" is chauvinistic.

Most of the women I know make more money than their husbands. But in modern society men are still pressured to support the family. Men are not even allotted paternity time from work to experience the joy of a new child. Whereas, women can get several months. I also have several female friends offered high paying/top positions in companies, who turn down the jobs because they don't want to put in the overwhelming time or have added stress. But the opportunities are there for us if we are motivated and want them!

In fact, I find the the idea of women's studies demeaning to women. As if we can't make it in this world with out special treatment. Like we are handicapped and not equal men. As a child I was is girl scouts for 8 years, in school I learned about plenty of important women in history and society. I hope to see a day when all people are truly treated equal, because as it is now, I think that men are given less opportunities and are made to feel guilty for being born male. I think it's horrible that my son will have to register for the draft, but women won't.

Proud to be a woman, but not a Nazi-feminist,
Rebecca Swift