Word: genderism
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What Summers said at the conference of the National Bureau of Economic Research caused a firestorm, and he has said repeatedly that his words were not well chosen. The Crimson some weeks ago included statements from prominent psychologists on the topic of gender. Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker suggested that there was adequate evidence to take seriously the hypothesis that men’s and women’s distributions of quantitative and spatial abilities may not be identical. Berkman Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Spelke was far more critical, arguing that gender differences are negligible, that it therefore...
...teach both men and women.” She went on to confess: “This show is very close to my heart. Each time I’ve been involved I’ve gained something new ... I think the process has taught me a lot about gender and society in Harvard culture.” Not just to Papke; the show has been close to the heart of the entire Athena Theater Company for five years, ever since its initial production at Harvard produced the impetus for the group’s founding, whose oeuvre has expanded...
...Summers’ critics remain most upset about the president’s dismissal of the discrimination claim, which they say contradicts decades of research and represents a setback in the fight for gender equality...
While professors concerned with gender issues will continue their attacks on Summers, yesterday’s transcript release will also likely do nothing to silence broader faculty criticisms of Summers’ leadership style...
Summers found himself in hot water last month after suggesting at an academic conference that innate gender differences may help account for the dearth of women employed in the natural sciences. The comment touched off a barrage of criticism...