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...Female undergraduate students continue to report and express concerns about gender bias of teaching fellows in science courses,” the task force reported. “Although the bias is described as subtle, and almost always unintended, it decreases confidence and discourages women students from pursuing more advanced study in science...
Among other proposals, the task forces recommended Harvard adopt policies—including paid maternity leave and childcare scholarships—to accommodate familial obligations of female graduate students, post-doctorate fellows, and faculty. In a press release, the University said it would wait to “consider the overall balance, cost and feasibility (in terms of legal, pragmatic, and resource concerns) of the proposals...
...comment period, during which members of the Harvard community and the public may comment on the task forces’ recommendations, will extend through June...
...University said it would move immediately on some of the task forces’ proposals, including a program on leadership and diversity focused on educating the University’s top administrators at their annual summer retreat...
...senators seemed interested in taking action in response to the letter. According to Muller, Allen discussed the need for more females to graduate with math and science degrees. Muller said Wyden referred to a discussion with U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about the possibility of creating a national task force to address the issue this summer...