I'm curious: where did the idea that Obama was "sensitive" to women's issues come from? Did he deviate from standard Dem party politics on this? and is the Democratic party a true promoter of women's rights? Kathy Miriam -----Original Message----- >From: [log in to unmask] >Sent: Nov 9, 2008 11:26 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Lawrence Summers > >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