On the basis of sex

Gender inequality was in the every part of the first half of the movie. When the movie character Ruth entered the Harvard law school, she was discriminated on every point or every moment by the professors and her fellow mates. She was used to be ignored by the professors in the giving answers although she had the perfect ability to answer their questions. When she wanted to take the transfer from the Harvard University to another college, but the dean refused to give her credit for the degree.