Sexual Harassment 20 Years Later

The New York Times
Editorial
Published: October 21, 2011

Twenty years ago this month, Anita Hill stepped into the glare of the national spotlight, testifying before the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee about the vulgar sexual advances she said she endured a decade earlier while working at two governThose hearings brought into the open the problem of sexual harassment — an issue that millions of women privately recognized but rarely discussed. For many, having a way to define and label the behavior was empoweringment agencies for Clarence Thomas, the nominee to the Supreme Court.

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