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...that sexual harassment is anything an accuser says it is. But in a landmark ruling, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court in California ruled that the law covers any remark or behavior that a "reasonable woman" would find to be a problem -- and acknowledged that a woman's perception might differ from a man's. Judge Robert Beezer wrote that "conduct that many men consider unobjectionable may offend many women." He noted that because women are much more likely to be victims of rape and sexual assault, they have a "stronger incentive to be concerned with sexual behavior." Men, in addition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Office Crimes | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

...theorizes that the findings for women might "not differ qualitatively, but we want to see the net health-benefit ratio for aspirin and heart attacks...

Author: By Robert C. Kwong, | Title: Aspirin Study to Examine Women's Heart Attack Risk | 10/16/1991 | See Source »

Reasonable people can differ, of course, and I respect the parts of Cloud's editorial in which he questioned where one should draw the line for IOP appointments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Burstein: My Protest Doesn't Restrict Hoge's Academic Freedom | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

Gordon compares Thomas to Judge Robert Bork, whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate a few years ago. While Bork's theories of original intent differ from Thomas's theories of original law, Gordon says both jeopardize rights she holds dear. At last week's hearings, Thomas disavowed his belief in natural...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: THOMAS ON TRIAL | 9/18/1991 | See Source »

...have said that the structure of medicine was set up for men by men. How do you think medicine would differ were it to be set up by women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walking Out on The Boys: Dr. FRANCES CONLEY | 7/8/1991 | See Source »

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