in vail, colorado, i'm mary jo brooks for the pbs newshour. >> ifill: finally tonight, our newshour sharese day, something that caught our eye that might be of interest to you too. justice ruth bader ginsburg spoke at georgetown university here in washington yesterday about what's it's like to be one of only a handful of women to have ever served on the supreme court. along the way, she also provided rare, candid insight into the career challenges she overcame to get to the pinnacle of her profession. here is some of what she had to say. >> in the ancient days when i was going to college the law was not a welcome profession for women. in those days in the southern district most judges would not hire women. in the u.s. attorney's office women were strictly forbidden in the criminal division. the excuse for not hiring women in the criminal division is they would have to deal with all of these tough types. and women aren't up to that. i was amazed and i said, "have you seen the lawyers at legal aid who are representing all of these tough types? they're all women." people ask me sometimes when