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In Praise of the Good Guys

We've heard an awful lot of horrible stories about men recently. Famous men who with prestigious jobs have fallen from grace as brave women stepped forward to tell of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior in the workplace. One by one their names appear in the news. And each time, I recoiled a bit in astonishment. Really! Another one? But at the same time, it is not altogether unexpected. Is it? Nearly every woman I know can tell a story of sexual misconduct or inappropriate treatment. In fact, today I was sitting next to two young women at Starbucks who were discussing the latest news, that Matt Lauer, of Today Show fame, had lost his job. The one girl said to the other, "It's almost a rite of passage to be harassed." Incredibly, the other one nodded. This is terribly, horribly sad. I am a 52-year-old mom, and I can only hope and pray that my 20-year-old daughter does not have to suffer this type of treatment by her professors, her bosses, or t