[extropy-chat] Harvard president criticized over comments

[MB]

That's exactly what I noticed. And his report of what his own daughter
did was dismissed/derided. As it's only anecdotal it's surely not
scientific, but perhaps it is indicative? How can this Ms. Hopkins
justify taking such personal offense at a report of an actual event
that she'd walk out of a conference?

My own take on this male/female discrepancy is that frequently girls
*put down* other girls who are smart. It is very discouraging. There's
a point in schooling where some girls have only derision for any girl
who studies, does well, excells at math or science. It takes a pretty
tough little girl to simply ignore that as it's often the very
pretty/popular girls who are doing the putting-down.

... depressing examples from my daughter's experiences omitted ...
... maybe she should have been tutored or home schooled. :(


Regards,
MB


On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Mike Lorrey wrote:

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> --- Technotranscendence <neptune at superlink.net> wrote:
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> http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/01/17/harvard.president.ap/index.html
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> What is more surprising (or, maybe not) is the supposed scientists who
> were so intolerant of his suggestion that the subject should be studied
> AS A MEANS to figuring out how to get more women into the sciences.