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While the public spotlight was focused on University President Lawrence H. Summers’ remarks, one female economist was quietly attempting to place the current debate about the gender gap in various academic and career fields into a larger historical context...
...Women’s economic role appeared to be rapidly changing. Yet I quickly came to realize that change was not as precipitous or as recent as most thought,” says Goldin, whose research includes includes a 1990 book “Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women...
...Navy oars doing everything they could to inch closer to the Crimson—punished the Midshipmen with a furious sprint in the last strokes to the finish line. Navy’s desperate attempt to bring up the rating in the final 500 and shrink the open-water gap between the two boats did nothing to lessen the impact of those 2,000 meters...
...conceived statements on women in science. Indeed, the Faculty meetings following the controversy were by in large dominated by professors with qualms about Summers’ leadership style and the overall structure of power in the University. It was and is important for Summers to bridge the gap between the presidency and the Faculty—taking extra steps to increase communication and to repair some of his mistakes in the past few years with regard to faculty interaction...
...only experienced women’s Nordic skier, Harlow led the Crimson this season, making significant strides to try to close the gap left by McLoon...