. >> in her book, "can sexism in america," professor, writer and commentator barbara berg presents a documented argument that women in america hasn't come nearly as far as is generally believed. this event is 50 minutes. >> thank you very much and thank you, barnes & noble, for hosting this event. thank you all for coming. he pulled me by my hair, and he dragged me up 36 metal steps, each one i could feel as my cheek went against them making a mark in my face. i had to spend weeks in the hospital, and i will never look the same again. this story was not the worst i heard, far from the worst, n., while i was researching this book. but when i told a colleague about it, he said, sexism? are you kidding? there's no more sexism in america. that's so passe. and actually that's pretty much the kind of attitude i ran into when i first began to do the study. alive and well, my dentist asks, after hillary almost got the democratic nomination and sarah palin had the number two spot on the republican ticket? how can you say sexism is alive and well? i wonder if he'd say barack obama's presidency

. >> in her book sexism in america barbara berg present that argument that women in america have a come nearly as far since the 1950s and 60s as is generally believed. this event is 50 minutes. >> thank you very much. thank you for hosting this event. thank you for coming. he pulled me by my hair and dragged me up 36 metal steps, each one i could feel as my cheek went against them making a mark on my face. i had to spent weeks in hospital and i will never look the same again. this story was not the worst i heard. far from the worst while i was researching this book. but when i told a colleague about it he said sexism? are you kidding? there is no more sexism in america. that is so passe. that is pretty much the kind of attitude i ran into when i first began