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Friday, February 11, 2011

There's a real difference between men and women!

Posted by Renee
Choices -- Not Discrimination -- Determine Success for Women Scientists, Experts Argue
The "substantial resources" universities expend to sponsor gender-sensitivity training and interviewing workshops would be better spent on addressing the real causes of women's underrepresentation, Ceci and Williams say, through creative problem-solving and policy changes that respond to differing "biological and social realities" of the sexes.
Yes, that's what it said. Read on. People. Read on.
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3 comments,:

  1. If you click the link and go to the full article on Science Daily, it mentions the "Feb 7th issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." That journal's pub date is actually Feb. 8th, AND, there's no study from Williams & Ceci in there. Which made me wonder what else Science Daily got wrong.

    Cornell's paper has a significantly different slant, btw.

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  2. Nothing is wrong with Science Daily, but we do know from past dealings with you is that you have no credibly to contribute to this blog in support or criticism. The irony is you expect your view point to be respect compared to Science Daily. Why should it, considering the cruel and attacking nature of your public thoughts of me and Opine on your blog though an anonymous persona?

    You can't talk with a paper bag on your head and be respected.

    Back to topic.

    I care about women being educated and using their knowledge to the fullest extent by having true flexibility that family and career shouldn't be at odds with another, yet we can find a creative way to work with both. First we have to acknowledge that women (and men) do care about having babies, and we need to plan even as young female high school students careers paths that can obtain both.

    We're heading in a better direction and that's awesome.

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  3. Reading the paper.... right now.

    http://www.human.cornell.edu/hd/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=60893
    At the end.

    "The linear career path of the modal male scientist of the
    past may not be the only route to success, and departments and
    universities should be encouraged and funded to experiment
    with alternate lifecourse options. A partnership between the
    academy and federal funding agencies could be instrumental in
    researching such alternatives."

    Some great stuff in there.

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