Marilyn, et al,

I agree that this possible Summers appointment is very very troubling. As soon as I got wind of it, I went to Obama's web site and sent him a message explaining in some detail why it would be a bad idea. I think that it would be great if he got many many messages from many feminist philosophers and theorists advising against it. I recommend that everybody go to http://change.gov and send a note!

-----Original Message-----
>From: Marilyn Frye <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Nov 9, 2008 11:49 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Lawrence Summers
>
>About Summers, I'm really somewhat more concerned about his being gung- 
>ho for deregulation...
>
>Yes, in general, I think Obama is somewhat less attuned to and  
>attentive to sexism than I'd like him to be.
>
>Marilyn Frye
>
>
>On Nov 9, 2008, at 11:26 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> Another element of concern in the Obama post-election is that he will
>> apparently appoint Lawrence Summers as Secretary of the Treasury.   
>> Summers
>> was the recent president of Harvard who was sacked for making  
>> derogatory
>> remarks about women's abilities to be scientists.
>>
>> Is Obama less sensitive about gender issues than we'd like to  
>> think?  Or
>> does he regard the economic crisis as such an overwhelming priority  
>> that
>> he will appoint anyone who he thinks can fix it, regardless of their
>> record on gender issues?
>>
>> Marilyn Friedman
>>


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