“Every effort should be made not to recruit women into engineering, but to recruit and solicit men to become engineers,” Yenor said. “Ditto for med school, and law, and every trade.”
CNN has reached out to Yenor for comment but has not heard back.
In response to the attention the video received recently on social media, Yenor said on Twitter that “making special efforts to recruit women into areas they don’t want to” should be stopped, and that she called for women to stop. Desire denied. Getting those businesses.
He also posted a video in which he said the country should “increase the importance of family life for both men and women in America.”
Boise State issued a statement saying it does not endorse Yenor’s comments, yet “cannot infringe” on his ability to make them.
“Boise State University understands that the open exchange of ideas, which is fundamental to education, can present uncomfortable and even objectionable views,” the statement read. “However, the university cannot infringe on the First Amendment rights of anyone in our community, whether we as individual leaders agree or disagree with the message. No faculty member defines Boise State – or any public university does – supports or stands for.”
Green helped organize events at the university on Saturday to counter Yenor’s remarks, and said there were about 500 men and women in attendance.
“Many young women at university are concerned that their future is in the hands of a working professor who believes they don’t deserve to be there and occupy a man’s seat,” Green said.
“Women today should not spend time defending our values in society or rights as human beings, however, women wanted to gather to send the message that we will continue to occupy professional spaces, whether it is the boardroom, the courtroom, and the court. room or leadership role. Our community,” she said.
Boise State is the largest university in Idaho with approximately 20,000 students.
CNN’s Travis Caldwell contributed to this report.
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