To combat sexism, Alaska has to stop looking the other way Author: Laura Norton-Cruz
Print article Members of the Alaska House of Representatives take their oaths of office on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in the Alaska State Capitol at Juneau, Alaska. Members of the 40-person House took their oaths in four 10-person groups. (James Brooks / ADN) Last week, we watched Rep. Zack Fields deliver a humiliating “Happy Birthday” speech to a younger woman colleague, followed by a vague apology on Facebook. We knew this moment was linked to so many other such moments, this behavior part of a pattern in the Alaska political world and in Alaska communities.