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...cases as such subverts the very purpose of sexual harassment laws. These laws are about making sure that circumstances do not put women at a disadvantage, not for the protection of women in general. To make special laws protecting women is to institutionalize their status as victims. Extending the umbrella of sexual harassment to include the kisses of six-year-olds employs a set of laws that aim at promoting certain gender roles of inherent inequality. To see why this is so, we must recognize the roots of sexual harassment law and see what its ramifications have been...
...event was sponsored by the student group Nueva Generation and the Latino student government Concilio Latino, an umbrella organization that includes undergraduates and students from the Law School, Education School and Divinity School...
...clawlike fingers of normal size and a fourth digit that was outlandishly long. It was this fourth finger that provided structural support for the wings. Made of a skin-like membrane, the wings were supported by thousands of microscopic fibers that acted rather like the ribs of a folding umbrella, creating a flexible structure that was stiff enough to be aerodynamic...
...questions is: Can you run a first-class investment firm under the umbrella of an academic institution?" Meyer said...
Moreover, people too easily forget that the United Nations is more than a glass and steel Secretariat in New York City and blue helmets peppered around the globe. Under the umbrella of the UN, the World Health Organization has eradicated smallpox worldwide and spearheaded efforts in the inoculation of children against viral disease. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has regularly aided as many as 18 million displaced persons a year. UNICEF has campaigned for child welfare and education, other UN bodies have set up projects to champion women's rights in over 100 countries and brought safe drinking...