NEW YORK — Nearly 24 years ago Nancy Hopkins, a molecular biologist and MIT professor, alerted her colleagues and supervisors about sexism she says she experienced on campus.
Her letter and the ensuing movement were highlighted in a Boston Globe article by Kate Zernike and later revealed similar hostile work environments on campuses across the country.
You know, this is really a little too difficult. And some of the things are sort of obvious that have to do with being a woman. But I didn't think they mattered. But there were some I just didn't know. And so I started looking at how other women were treated. And that was what opened my eyes to it. I said,"Wait a minute, that woman is just as good as that man. How come he's the genius and she's sort of invisible?" I mean, this doesn't make sense, really.
And so I really looked up to this woman, but I thought she'll think I'm a loser and a wimp, but I'm going to show her the letter anyway and just see whether it's dignified and the president might even read it. So we go out to lunch and we're sitting at this tiny little table, and I'm watching her and she's reading so slow. So slow. And I'm waiting for to say,"oh, that Hopkins woman, she's no good.
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