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...over the world, in every culture, there is a difference between the work levels of men and women, but it doesn’t go the way President Summers suggests: women work harder, longer, and more consistently than men...Among the top-flight scientists, I would estimate that women tend to work somewhat longer and harder than their male counterparts in mid- and late-career stages, and somewhat less long and hard in the earliest stage. If that’s right (and I agree with our president that such claims should be backed by data, not hunches), then...
...Gardner said that “overrepresentation is not necessarily due to genetic factors.” He noted that Asians tend to outperform non-Asians on several tests that predict scientific aptitude—a phenomenon that likely reflects societal influences rather than biological differences...
...began analyzing massive sets of data containing junior high and high school students’ scores on standardized tests dating back to the early 1970s. Xie said that males are more likely to score in the 95th percentile or above on these tests. “Boys tend to be higher achievers and underachievers, while girls are more concentrated,” he said in an interview yesterday...
Shauman also cited a 1999 report that found elite science departments tend to marginalize female faculty members. The report, which studied MIT, was published by a committee chaired by renowned biologist Nancy Hopkins ’64, the scholar who walked out of Summers’ speech on Friday and lambasted the president’s remarks in several newspapers earlier this week...
...their works." Dedicated to helping international artists since 1974, the venue, which is both publicly and privately funded, provides residents with 12-month grants. Twenty to 30 public exhibitions and performances are mounted each year. "They are always on the lookout for not-very-well-known artists who tend to turn up in big exhibitions years later," says Baier. "They have a sense for who is good." tel: (49-30) 61 69 030; www.bethanien.de...