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Another question: Why are so many people innumerate? Adults who fumble with numbers have been "intimidated by officious and sometimes sexist teachers," says Paulos, himself a victim of inept instruction. "They feel that there are mathematical minds and nonmathematical minds." The result of that misconception is a "gap that threatens eventually to lead either to unfounded and crippling anxieties or to impossible and economically paralyzing demands for risk-free guarantees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: To Conquer Fear of Counting | 1/30/1989 | See Source »

...women at Middlesex say that Abrams' theory applies particularly to cases such as rape. Whatley says that occasionally "men are afraid to use their skills" in a rape case for fear that they will be too agressive, and therefore appear sexist...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: The Second Sex at Middlesex Courthouse | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...years ago, Bowdoin College in Maine received just two; last year it got 100. The variety is astonishing: tap-dancing routines, karate demonstrations and music videos. Not all audiovisuals are helpful, however. When an applicant to the University of California at Santa Cruz submitted a taped comedy routine with sexist and racist jokes, admissions director Joe Allen was so offended that he eliminated the student from contention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Welcome To Madison Avenue | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

PEOPLE who say that you can't learn anything from popular television have obviously never watched Family Feud. The lesson I just learned from that game show is that we continue to live in a sexist society...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Slanting the Answers | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

...their initial thoughts about gender relations. The survey is similar to word-association games in that it records only the first response. With unconscious sexism still so pervasive in our society, even among the well-intentioned, it is possible that a large majority of men would say something sexist when they respond before thinking...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Slanting the Answers | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

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