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...Women, however, should take every opportunity to capitalize on this flaw in the system. The world is not equitable or merit-based in any sense of the word, but it is the responsibility of the propagators of such inequities??not the objects—to correct them. And as long as these problems exist, one might as well milk them. Sports fans, instead of buying into the stigmas attached to attractive athletes, should applaud those who have seized their opportunities. And the same goes for the working world. This is not to say women don?...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: Don't Knock the Hustle | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard graduate student in psychology and a co-author of the study. “They extend that preference beyond the individual to entire social groups.” The tendency towards extension is particularly significant, according to Olson, because it may be key to understanding certain stubborn social inequities?? and their possible roots in the perceptions of the young. “We’re actually interested in a broader question of how prejudicing and stereotyping and things like that start,” she said. “It’s most helpful to study...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Feeling Lucky? Kids Will Like You | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

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