`` i will not dignify those theories except to assure you that i am not imagining the conduct to which i testified , '' she said in a news conference monday . ; while the sexual harassment issue hit a raw nerve in the country , and mobilized many liberal women 's groups and legal professionals on hill 's behalf , the case showed , as did geraldine ferraro 's candidacy for vice president in 1984 , that women do not necessarily side with women just because they are women . ;