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...Like many previously quiescent East European women, she flung herself into active opposition to the Communist regime. The political education she received as the trade union rose and fell, and the relationship she developed with Tadeusz Mazowiecki, later to become the Prime Minister of Poland, propelled her to her present prominence...
...minorities, the new boss delivered a stunning ultimatum. The next time Du Pont's managers gathered, Woolard said, he'd better see significantly more women and minorities in the room. Last March, when Woolard and 390 executives attended the company's leadership conference in Chantilly, Va., 25% of those present were women and minorities. Though not all of them had reached the top ranks, they were more than window dressing. By soliciting their views at such conferences, the company hopes it can root out biased attitudes and broaden its appeal to future workers. Du Pont, where Woolard started 33 years...
...Radcliffe undergraduate relations committee, which includes both students and alumnae, plans to present ideas on the women's center at Harvard-Radcliffe alumni meetin in February. That meeting will focus on women at Harvard. Soble said...
Retraining adminstrators--while retaining the present Ad Board secrecy and high standard of proof--will have little effect. Activists and student publications should stop telling women that a more sensitive disciplinary body will be able to address their concerns adequately. Only a massive overhaul of the personnel of the Ad Board, along with a shift in the burden of proof, will provide the Harvard community with an effective response to the problem of acquaintance rape...
...issues of acquaintance rape are undeniably complex. Often the cases pit the word of one party against the other, reaching a judgment in these cases isn't easy. But the solution isn't to assume that the present system--which discourages women from pressing cases--is optimal. At the least, the College needs a disciplinary board that is much more accessible to victims of sexual assault, staffed by administrators who are trained to deal with the subtleties of acquaintance rape cases...