Betsy Wade
Bio:
Betsy Wade is the head of The New York Times copy desk. Wade made waves when she succesfully sued the Times for gender bias.
WMC News & Features
The Marriage Thing
That the sexual identity of the Supreme Court nominee might be regarded as anyone’s business but her own strikes the author, lead plaintiff in the 1974 women’s discrimination law suit against the New York Times, as a sad anachronism.
WMC News & Features
December 18, 2009 | Betsy Wade |
Media
Honoring a Friend, Recalling a Battle for Women in Journalism
As newspapers suffer hard times, the alumnae of a classic battle at the New York Times paid tribute to their chronicler.
WMC News & Features
May 17, 2006 | Betsy Wade |
Media
On Rosenthal's Watch
Facing efforts to improve the dismal status of women and minority-group members in the New York Times newsroom of the 1970s, Abe Rosenthal resisted like an emperor who believes his power absolute.
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