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...conference, “Gender and the Law: Unintended Consequences, Unsettled Questions,” will continue all day today in Radcliffe Yard...
...Justice spoke about her experiences as a female in the traditionally male-dominated field of law. When she attended Harvard Law School, Ginsburg said, she was one of only nine women in her class, and when she began working as a lawyer, legal gender discrimination was rampant...
Radcliffe Dean Barbara J. Grosz said she decided to focus this year’s gender conference on law for two reasons—she recognized that law greatly impacts women’s rights campaigns and she wanted to engage Law School faculty into the conference. [SEE CLARIFICATION BELOW...
CLARIFICATION: The March 13 article "Justice Speaks on Gender" included a paraphrase of remarks by Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study Dean Barbara J. Grosz that suggested one of the reasons for organizing the conference in question was "to engage Law School faculty into the conference." In fact, Grosz meant to speak even more generally, stating that her intent was to engage Law School faculty into Radcliffe Institute activities...
...situation was disappointing because I had appreciated this counselor’s candor and valued his openness to sexual habits and preferences. Unfortunately, attempts at sexual honesty backfire when they resort to reductive characterizations of gender niches. I would have been satisfied with a clear HIV test, a bag of condoms, and a simple, professional goodbye. In attempts to paint sex as something to be feared—and men as untrustworthy—the least likely people can find themselves in the doghouse...