Anita Hill comments on the Bob Packwood case in
Newsweek,
September 18, 1995:
Even for the Senate, the Packwood call was clear. But most cases will
not be so easy. And before we begin to discuss sexual harassment in
the past tense, consider that if even an easy case requires 33 months
of political pressure and 10,000 pages of testimony to be resolved,
the average complainant has little hope for a swift and certain
resolution. Packwood may be leaving, but for many women the dismal
reality remains. I look forward to the day when just one woman's word
is enough to make the Senate—or any institution—act responsibly.
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