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It is important that a woman’s “noes” be respected and her “yeses” be respected.

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Warren Farrell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 26
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In one decade, women had gotten more protection against offensive jokes in the workplace than men had gotten in centuries against being killed in the workplace.
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