Word: irc
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...move to help prevent irresponsible electioneering and sexual discrimination, the International Relations Council (IRC) passed a statement Monday calling for an ethics code to govern conduct and procedure in the organization's elections...
...statement, which was signed by the 18 members of the IRC's board of directors as well as four other women members of the IRC, was written in response to rumors circulated by some male members that women in IRC executive positions got elected by granting sexual favors to men in leadership posts, David Furth '79, IRC president, said yesterday...
Joan B. Breen '80, an IRC member, emphasized that the rumors "were completely wrong. They were spread about competent, hard-working women." There is a general atmosphere of "subtle sexism" that the organization must confront, Breen added...
Robin L. Hacke '80, one of the four women on the 18-member board, said yesterday that she has spoken to women in eight other undergraduate organizations about the problem, and has found the IRC experience to be a widespread phenomenon...
...organizations just let the rumors fly--we sat down and did something about it. I don't think it'll happen again," Cynthia A. Torres '80, the IRC's newly elected secretary and a Crimson editor, said yesterday. The statement was a significant and positive action, she added...