In many respects, ON THE BASIS OF SEX is a pretty conventional, feel-good biopic. But in the ways that matter, it is utterly revolutionary. Read the full article on AICN The year I graduated high school – 1984 – was the year Columbia University began admitting women. That year, I was looking at colleges, and I was at some luncheon or another, seated across from a clean cut young man in a white shirt and a tie.