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...Summers declined yesterday to readdress the substance of his talk last month, in which he suggested that “issues of intrinsic aptitude?? partly account for the underrepresentation of women in the sciences...
According to the transcript of Summers’ remarks at a National Bureau of Economic Research conference last month, Summers said that the underrepresentation of women in science is due largely to “issues of intrinsic aptitude?? and women’s self-selection out of certain jobs to focus on family obligations...
...nearly 7,000-word transcript generally confirms previous accounts of the speech, in which Summers suggested “issues of intrinsic aptitude?? might be responsible for the underrepresentation of female scientists. In his remarks, Summers said he was deeply skeptical of discrimination as a possible cause of the phenomenon...
...nearly 7,000-word transcript generally confirms previous accounts of the speech, in which Summers suggested “issues of intrinsic aptitude?? might be responsible for the underrepresentation of female scientists. In the remarks, Summers said he was deeply skeptical of discrimination as a possible cause of the phenomenon...
...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...