Academics say sexism played a part in ouster of college presidents

College administrators and academics have said sexism played a role in the ousting of the Harvard and Penn presidents after they - along with another female university president - were hauled before Congress, where they refused to denounce anti-Semitism on campus.

Claudine Gay and Liz Magill were both after they were called before on December 5. When asked if 'calling for the genocide of Jews' violated their universities' codes of conduct, they, instead saying it was context-dependent.

Now, academics and college administrators have suggested sexism played a part in their ousting.

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