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IMO there are undoubtedly more "relationships" involving Stanford employees at various positions of "power" today than there were in the early 70s.

I would be genuinely shocked if such relationships were more common now at Stanford than in the 1970's, even as an absolute number.  There are more female undergrads now but not a lot more. It was about 40% of undergrads in the 1970's rising to about 50% from the the 1980's until now.

From Monica Lewinsky to the USA Gymnastics sexual assault scandal to the "me too" movement, there's a lot more cultural awareness nowadays about sexual harassment and abuse of power.

And honestly my impression is that current teens and 20-somethings are more conservative than before.  All the stats I've seen (for teens nationwide, not specifically Stanford students) show consistently declining rates of drug use and sexual activity over the decades.

I'm the same age as Julie Lythcott-Haims.  Every year for the last 20 years in my corporate job, I've had to attend anti-sexual-harassment training where they hammer how it's possible such a relationship can be cause for termination.  And everyone in my peer group and all the younger people I know consider the relationship to have been inappropriate -- poor judgment on the part of the student and an abuse of power on the part of the dean.

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IMO there are undoubtedly more "relationships" involving Stanford employees at various positions of "power" today than there were in the early 70s.

I would be genuinely shocked if such relationships were more common now at Stanford than in the 1970's, even as an absolute number.  There are more female undergrads now but not a lot more. It was about 40% of undergrads in the 1970's rising to about 50% from the the 1980's until now.

From Monica Lewinsky to the USA Gymnastics sexual assault scandal to the "me too" movement, there's a lot more cultural awareness nowadays about sexual harassment and abuse of power.

And honestly my impression is that current teens and 20-somethings are more conservative than before.  All the stats I've seen (for teens nationwide, not specifically Stanford students) show consistently declining rates of drug use and sexual activity over the decades.

I'm the same age as Julie Lythcott-Haims.  Every year for the last 20 years in my corporate job, I've had to attend anti-sexual-harassment training where they hammer how it's possible such a relationship can be cause for termination.  And everyone in my peer group and all the younger people I know consider the relationship to have been inappropriate -- poor judgment on the part of the student and an abuse of power on the part of the dean.