Yes
At least 3, but no more than 4, in the last 8 years.
How many of those female presidents were in the past 4 years?
The class presidents for 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 were female. The current one is male. I donât know about 2016-2017.
Thatâs a good sign. I wonder what their perspective isâŠ
Doesnât make as much difference as you think, as the Board of Trustees directs the head of school.
âGoing out of their wayâ seems like it wasnât something that came naturally.
Those boys would not have walked at graduation if they had not been white and wealthy and connected.
Absolutely. If these boys had been black, they would have not walked at graduation.
Post 14 " On the other hand, it is wholly unsurprising that DA or any other elite, storied boarding school remains fertile soil for old-school, social stereotypes, including the uneven treatment of women."
UGH. Based on what? Firsthand knowledge of DA culture or the one-sided piece in the Boston Globe? Hey- if it supports a wholly unsurprising and busted narrative which takes accountability away from all women and places it squarely on the shoulders of old-school stereotypes whether it can be proven or not - in this or any case- why not!
Just so you know- the elite, storied boarding schools from fifty years ago called and they want their fertile soil back. Seriously! OMG- Yeah, things havenât changed a bit! No changes or advancements for young women at BS whatsoever. No advancement for women faculty members either! Totally stuck in the dark ages and loving every minute! Went out of our way so our kids could experience it, too - especially my beautiful SD and many nieces.
@ThacherParent - It was a beautifully written sentence loaded with venom ( HT ) , but come on!
Hereâs what matters : Was the plaintiff a teacher, coach, advocate, advisor, role model and mentor to all DA students while operating within the boundaries of her job description and Code of Conduct or a faculty member who took on a largely unsanctioned or self-appointed activist role which was seen as routinely disruptive to the community and violated DA COC?
Bt the way- the new Head will be taking over in July 2019. The announcement is on the Deerfield website.
@PhotographerMom - where have you been all my life! :">
@ReasonableHuman WellâŠIâm honestly still laughing at the irony of your name in the wake of your comments. Thanks for registering with CC just to share those objective tidbits with us.
FWIW we know one female who was interviewed for the piece (this was also noted in the comments section of the article) who had another perspective that was not included in the publication of the article. It would have been interesting to have had other faculty members perspectives, as well as those of male students.
On a related note @ sexism and cultureâŠit was very disappointing to witness at a couple of volleyball games the rude comments - jeers - about the femalesâ looks, bodies, and playing abilityâŠshouted by boys of differerent schoolsâŠalso this âchirpingâ or âchirpsâ at the girls. At one game it was so bad that a ref had to address it with the home teamâs coach.
To be fair, both women and men can act like jerksâŠplease stop being rude to each other and please think about showing respect to each other.
You know, after I wrote that post @photographermom, I wish that I had thought more before I hit the âsendâ key; I apologize. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the counsel and thinking that you have brought to this site for such a long time.
I do think that things have improved in the politics of male/female relationships. I acknowledge that. But everything that I read, experience, and see for myself continues to paint a depressing picture of the treatment of women around the country and certainly in formally male, storied boarding schools.
Do I think that there are more enlightened men as a percentage of the population generally and certainly at boarding schools? Yes, I do. But I also think that there are many spoken and unspoken biases that persist with destructive vitality. Our national stage has been replete with especially bad examples of this lately.
Mine was not a broadside against Deerfield particularly (although it sounded that way when I reread my post); itâs an institution that I think is fantastic in a million different ways, truly. Itâs really a broadside against what I believe remains a climate of poisonous treatment of women and minorities.
I believe so strongly that children, especially women in their early adolescent years when theyâre becoming adults, are incredibly susceptible to falling into male/female patterns, habits, and social interactions that are unhealthy and uneven. There are definitely exceptions to this, but I still believe the problem is real and pervasive.
Please accept my apology for making my post look Deerfield specific.
The girls I know who attend or went to DA seemed uncomfortable with the campus focus on âlooksâ and âclothingâ, but complained about the girlsâ attitudes and choices, not the boysâ treatment.
Why did an administrator at DA get in trouble for sending a memo regarding inappropriate clothing with a subject heading âSelf-Worthâ (according to the Boston Globe)? Walk around DA and it seems obvious why this memo was written. Letâs be honest, the girls at DA, âin generalâ, seem to focus more on clothing and appearance than girls at other peer schools. This is a known stereotype that seems to re-affirm itself year after year. The DA boys have been complaining that they have a dress code while the girls can wear whatever they want, even when it is inappropriate.
Amazing school. Administration definitely focused on equality of opportunity and treatment. Has become way more progressive over the years. Diversity increasing. A caring place.
Still attracts a disproportionate cohort focused on clothing and appearance, and many students seem uncomfortable about this, but peer pressure can be challenging.
@Boarding2019 While it may/may not be true that DA kids dress more or less provocatively than other schools, the issue really isnât with what they wear/donât wear. The issue is having a head of school correlate dress with self worth.
Critical to note the Head of School is a woman, as Iâm sure you know but many people may not, and I donât think the Globe article mentioned that the administrator who wrote the memo was Margarita Curtis.
@boarding2019 Actually, male/female or other, the message is the same and isnât something that is acceptable to women in 2018/2019. Society has moved beyond dictating that how women dress is indicative of anything other than fashion ( or lack thereof). When the press writes about a powerful woman and what she wore, you can pretty much guarantee that the message is negative.
And self worth has nothing to do with what someone wears/does not wear. Anyone can put on a fancy suit/dress and still have zero self worth. I know kids who wear sweatpants all the time and are very confident and kind.
âStudents and alumni are still chafing over a message earlier this year from Deerfieldâs top administrator to âDeerfield girls,â with the subject line of âself worth.â It suggested female students more âcarefully consider [their] clothing choicesâ after visitors to campus were shocked by some girlsâ short skirts and high-heeled boots.â Considering that young women often dress more like hookers than students at many of these schools I find the fact that this is offensive laughable.
This is from an article on Exeter: âI took notice of the dress code: boys wear shirts and ties, and girls wear pretty much anything appropriate. Jeans are okay.â The administration says nothing to females or other inappropriately dressed students --unless they are white males. Title IX for all should be the absolute rule. Personal accountability for all.
From 2014. So an entire class has come and gone since that time.
PEAâs dress code has been gender-neutral since 2015. Shirts and ties have gone the way of seamed stockings.
Wow. 2 for 2 in the misogynistic comment department. Again, only my opinion.
Center- âyoung women often dress more like hookers than students at many of these schoolsâ
Center please enlighten us further to the specifics of the fashions worn by hookers. I feel inadequately informed to respond.