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...report, titled “Inequities Persist for Women and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession,” found that men still outnumber women by over two to one on full-time faculties of doctoral universities...
...Iowa study showed (though their lawyers, often hired for a contingency fee, ask for large sums). They sue "to correct the record and to get even." Most tend to be public officials highly visible in their community. Their chance of winning in court is only one in ten. They persist against these odds because they want vindication...
...says a woman can't be Einstein?" was invaluably informative about the scientific research and sociological theories concerning women in math and science [March 28]. As a woman university student, I am continually saddened by the negative attitudes that persist in academia about women's aptitude in these fields. As suggested by your article, the educational system-not biology-is to blame for any discrepancy between the achievements of men and women. Given the right training and encouragement at an early age, women can, without a doubt, equal men in math, science and engineering-just as they have in other...
...Rumsfeld has said that the U.S. would remain in Iraq until the insurgency is defeated, although a number of U.S. officers on the ground have previously indicated that the insurgency is likely to persist as long as U.S. forces remain in Iraq. But the new government may have its own ideas over how to deal with the problem. President Jalal Talabani last week proposed that an amnesty be offered to all insurgents except those who have targeted Iraqi civilians in terror attacks, leaving open the possibility that insurgents who had killed American troops could face no consequences. And government leaders...
...does the press persist in giving so much free publicity to those shrieking robots who threaten, abuse, torment and kill our citizens as well as those of other nations? Mary T Burley Mount Morris, Mich. Pressuring South Africa...