Word: researchers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kimura's research is intriguing, but scientists will reserve judgment on the results until they are confirmed or refuted by other studies involving greater * numbers of women -- and men. In the meantime, the findings could easily be misused. For one thing, the study could encourage some male-chauvinist bosses in their belief that women workers are unpredictable and unreliable because of their menstrual cycles. Says Molly Yard, president of the National Organization for Women: "I think the study could be used by some people to denigrate women...
...University has also lobbied against various proposals to restrict different types of research, but the major disputes surround Harvard's role as a landowner, not as a leader in higher education...
...issues from zoning to animal research, Harvard gets its way in Cambridge City Hall--in many cases, City Councillors say, against the wishes of community residents. Some add that the University's wealth readily translates into political power on the local level...
...pinch, if low-key pressure fails, Harvard lobbyists "can put out a P.R. campaign that can cost a few thousand dollars," says Ole Anderson, director of the Cambridge Committee for Responsible Research, an animal rights group...
Schkolnick's complaint sparked the interest of others who decided to form a group to support the case. They formed Stop With-holding Access Today (SWAT). The purpose of the group has always been twofold, as the name suggests. SWAT supports the legal complaint (raising legal fees, helping with research, etc.), which is aimed directly at the Fly, as the phrase "SWAT the Fly" might suggest...