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...first thing I learned is that Thompson Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield believes that women will never be as successful as men in "the aggressive occupations--that is, the occupations which require one to leave the home" (Harvard Review of Philosophy, Spring 1993). I find it shocking that a Harvard faculty member, who certainly must have encountered many smart and ambitious women students in the course of his teaching, could hold such an opinion...
Perhaps what angers me even more than Mansfield's original comments is the near-total silence with which they have been received. But aside from a short article containing a summary of Mansfield's remarks and brief critical responses from representatives of RUS and Lighthouse, there has been no coverage of the issue in The Crimson. Having discussed Mansfield's remarks with several friends, both male and female. I know I am not the only one outraged by the suggestions that I lack aggressiveness, that I will never succeeds in my chosen career, that I should gladly stay at home...
...Mansfield also proposed that a provision that does not absolve an intoxicated student of responsibility in perpetrating rape be broadened to require consent...
...also the case that being intoxicated does not affect the student's responsibility in giving consent?" Mansfield asked. "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander...
Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 responded to Mansfield's concerns, saying all accusations would be kept confidential to minimize possible negative consequences to both parties