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Susan Bailey, the report's chief author, says differences persist in math because "girls are still not participating in equal proportion to boys in advanced-level courses." Specifically, 7.6% of boys choose calculus, compared with 4.7% of girls. As for science performance, Bailey says, "the gap may be getting wider." A fourth of high school boys take physics, but only 15% of girls...
Purists fret that such derring-do will squeeze out artistry now that Soviet skaters -- like amateur athletes the world over -- must go begging for dollars. Tamara Moskvina, who coached the two top Unified Team pairs, counters that her former nation's tradition of excellence will persist because "it's in our blood and our culture." After spending 4 1/2 enchanting minutes with Mishkutienok and Dmitriev, enthusiasts of the sport must hope that she is right...
...process, young Japanese are dabbling in American culture and life- styles in ways that baffle their elders. Like the thousands of American students residing in Japan, the 30,000 young Japanese living and studying in the U.S. are beginning to build bridges between the two countries. Some Americans persist in their hope that Japan will become more like the U.S. when these young people come to power, but that is unlikely. The more realistic prospect is that over time, through increased understanding, the Japanese will develop more tolerance for societies different from their own. What they will never abandon...
...justice." Vengeance is precisely the point for some Germans who have grievances against the East German state. But even if one views it as fair to criminalize acts retroactively, as a majority of Germans and as residents of other former communist states in Eastern Europe seem to feel, questions persist about whether the right people are being prosecuted and the justice is evenhanded...
Ultimately, the problem will solve itself. Israel's burgeoning Sephardic population and the recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Israeli society, while the number of camp survivors grows fewer each year. The grieving memories, of course, will persist. But some day soon, the Israel Philharmonic will join the community of orchestras and play The Ride of the Valkyries...