we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore.

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions

I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.