Ms. Wieczorek said she sees in the controversy a double standard for men and women’s behavior that is already well entrenched in high school. “A boy is figuring out how to be a man, but girls are told, ‘You better shape up in order to be respected,’” she said. And compared to boys, they were more likely to say they felt pressure to put others’ feelings before their own. “We need to send a message that people should respect men and women,” she said. “Kavanaugh’s going to be upholding the supreme law of the land, so obviously he’s supposed to embody that principle.”

Source: New York Times September 21, 2018 23:37 UTC