The recent saga at Yale University — regarding a complaint to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights by a group of female Yalies that the University “has failed to eliminate a hostile sexual environment on campus” — reminds me of the brouhaha over comments made by former Harvard University president Larry Summers.
Massa the Martyr?
March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Writing below, Matthew Vadum generously accepts embattled Rep. Eric Massa’s claim that he was forced to retire from Congress due to his opposition to ObamaCare. While this is indeed Massa’s current self-serving explanation, I for one don’t find it credible, not least because it has shifted several times now: He had initially claimed that he [...]
The UN’s Hypocrisy on Women’s Rights
March 4, 2010 By 7 Comments
How can the agency fight sexual harassment if it doesn’t punish it in its own ranks?
Harassment across Arab world drives women inside – AP
December 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab world is driving them to cover up and confine themselves to their homes, said activists at the first-ever regional conference addressing the once taboo topic. Activists from 17 countries across the region met in Cairo for a two-day conference ending [...]
