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Gender differences in Math and Science?

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By halewis
Posted Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 02:12:05 PM PDT

According to the New York Times, "The president of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers, who offended some women at an academic conference last week by suggesting that innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers, stood by his comments yesterday but said he regretted if they were misunderstood."

The article "Harvard Chief Defends His Talk on Women" is available here, but does require (free) registration with the New York Times to read.

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Gender differences in Math and Science? | 3 comments (2 topical, 0 hidden)

[new] Article on Chronicle of Higher Ed (none / 0) (#1)
by kroth on Tue Jan 25, 2005 at 06:49:26 AM PDT

There was an article about this event on the Chronicle of Higher Education's free jobs page. You can see it here.

[new] Looks like he's taking the criticism seriously (none / 0) (#3)
by dkung on Fri Feb 04, 2005 at 08:17:03 AM PDT

from the wires: Feb. 3, 2005 | Boston -- Saying he hoped to "turn heat into light" after the recent controversy over his remarks on women in science, Harvard University President Lawrence Summers announced the appointment Thursday of two faculty task forces on women and pledged to create a senior administrative position to support gender diversity. Summers said the committees, one on women faculty and the other on women in science and engineering, would report back this spring and recommendations would be implemented by the fall -- lightning speed by academic standards. Some recommendations could even be implemented sooner.

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