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Of course this job comes with definite drawbacks. It is here where the esteem society places on different professions translates into snobbery. Many resort guests constantly be little resort workers, failing to act kindly towards or even acknowledge those paid by the hour. They (and sometimes we) are too busy...
WISE presents role models to the middle schoolers in workshops, introducing the girls to various professions and fields of study.
"One of the most compelling arguments I've heard is that business schools take students when they're older," Gilbert says. "Women start to make decisions in their lives and their professions that make their schedules less flexible."
Women also have preconceptions that business schools lead only to certain professions--such as accounting or investment banking--but in reality they prepare students to lead any organization, she says.
These same criticisms apply to Harvard's half-hearted efforts to attract women and minority scholars. Harvard must do more to fill up the pipeline with women and minority graduate students. By making academic professions more attractive to potential scholars, Harvard can help make academia more diverse.