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...seriously and treated each of us with the greatest respect. He fostered in us an appreciation for logical thought, intellectual honesty, and scientific rigor in analyzing issues. Perhaps most importantly, he urged us to have confidence in our abilities. He never made the slightest distinction between us and our male peers...
...Like the male silverback gorilla, you were protecting your mate from competing males. In this case, you should have just beat your chest for a while and I’m sure David and his friends would have vacated your stomping ground. Plus, although seemingly strange, they wouldn’t have thought you were half as idiotic as they...
Next, Summers may want to take up the male question. In all seriousness. Why do so many more boys than girls have learning disorders, autism, attention-deficit problems and schizophrenia? Why are young men now less likely to go to college than women are? And what to make of a 2003 survey that found eighth-grade girls outperforming boys in algebra in 22 countries, with boys outscoring girls in only three nations? If we're not careful, the next Einstein could find herself working as a high-powered lawyer who does wonders with estate-tax calculations instead of discovering what...
Tonight Woody gets a bout. Her head kept low and her confidence high, she matches her male opponent tap for tap and grab for grab, and finally brings him down by the ankles. An American-flag skullcap hides her hair, and it's hard to tell which finely muscled arm is female, which male. The match is scoreless after overtime, but Woody wins by a decision...
...went on we became good friends. Two years ago, when he retired, he said, "Would there be a place for me at Nielsen-Wurster?" I said, "You would work for me, a woman?" "You know," he said, "you taught me a lesson. It doesn't matter if you're male or female, as long as you can get the job done. I've learned a lot from you." He's now the managing director of our Asia-Pacific operations in Melbourne, Australia. But considering this happened only five years ago, it shows we have a long...