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Sandel launched the intellectual brawl with a series of not-so-subtle allusions to the public relations fiasco sparked last month by Summers’ remarks about “innate differences?? between the sexes...
That Summers could publicly ascribe gender differences to biology—and face less censure from the academic community than if he were to make the same suggestion in reference to racial differences??is very telling. For over forty years, scholars in many disciplines have studied the factors underpinning sex differences. Studies have repeatedly shown the predominance of social processes while chipping away at the theory that men’s and women’s inborn traits determine their place in society. Instead of encouraging new research, the Summers’ “innate differences?...
...Summers took office as Harvard’s president—from 36 percent in 2000-2001 to 13 percent last year. Summers had pledged to reverse the downward trend in female tenure offers even before he drew fire for his suggestion last month that “innate differences?? between the sexes could help to explain the lack of female scientists at elite institutions...
...placed the two economists among Summers’ foremost supporters after his statement at an economics conference last month that “innate differences?? between the sexes may explain women’s under-representation in the sciences...
Summers asked Faust to assume a leading role in drafting his as-yet-undefined initiative late last week—several days after outcry first arose over his suggestion that “innate differences?? may help to explain the underrepresentation of female scientists on elite university faculties. Faust’s academic background and her current administrative post make her a natural choice to take charge of the president’s new effort...