Panelist Noah D. Oppenheim '00, who is also a Crimson executive, said gender inequality on campus is not a problem.

"I think feminism has been victorious on this campus and there's a fundamental disjunction between what the average female undergraduate experiences and what the leaders of feminist movements on campus say they do," Oppenheim said.

Panelist Beth A. Stewart '00, president of the Undergraduate Council, who defined herself as a feminist, said she has not experienced gender inequality at Harvard.

"I feel advantaged because of my gender on this campus," Stewart said.

Members of the audience, which tended to support Redmond and Bagneris, said the debate was constructive.

"I thought it was a great debate," said Jeffrey P. Yarbro '99, chair of the Student Advisory Committee at the Institute of Politics. "I'm leaving here with the idea that feminism on campus is not dead, but it's more implicit than explicit."

Robin M. Wasserman '00 said she was pleased with the variety of opinion on the panel.

"I like the way different views were brought together to discuss this," Wasserman said.

Yarbro also noted Redmond's definition of feminism. "I think there are very few people on campus who feel women should not have equal rights, including me. I guess that means there are a lot of feminists here at Harvard."

Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, who attended the debate, said he found it helpful.

"These debates help me establish a policy of things to work on," Epps said.