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Doermann said his sister suffered "considerable discrimination" in the field but was able to surmount gender bias because of her tremendous self-discipline...
...York Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups oppose the Young Women's Leadership School because it discriminates against boys; young men who deserve the same opportunities as these girls. Although Congress drafted Title IX in response to decades of bias against women, sexual discrimination is not a one-way street. Inner-city girls might learn more in the school's singlesex environment, but society cannot sanction any kind of discrimination. Civil rights laws, arbitrarily enforced, lose all moral standing...
...founders of Young Women's Leadership School deserve credit for realizing schools make in poor environments. But specialization should not constitute intentional discrimination. Bias against girls can be overcome in regular schools through innovations such as single-sex math classes and further teacher training...
...instance, last semester Harvard's decision to deny tenure to Assistant Professor of Government Bonnie Honig prompted outrage across the University, including a sharp letter from 12 senior faculty members to President Neil L. Rudenstine, and allegations of discrimination and intellectual bias were splayed in newspapers nation-wide...
...already easier for Caucasians to find a match, so why should we target them?" Simonoff asked. "Maybe I have a bias now because Alan if my friend. All I know is Alan doesn't have a match and this is the only way he's going...