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...among the most famous women in France. Do you think that growing up with celebrity parents helps you cope with fame today? When I was starting out, my mother made me very aware that you could have ups and downs. One day you're acclaimed and the next day you're booed. She taught me to never take anything for granted. Never be snobbish about success. And never push people aside...
Still, only 31 percent of U.S. doctorates in mathematics went to women in 2007, with women making up only 12 percent of the math and statistics professors at the top 50 universities...
...Compared with men,” a report by the National Academies says, “women faculty members are generally paid less and promoted more slowly, receive fewer honors, and hold fewer leadership positions.” The report goes on to say that “[t]hese discrepancies do not appear to be based on productivity, the significance of their work, or any other performance measures...
...Harvard women’s tennis team sent future opponents an early warning message on Saturday that the team will be a force this spring season. The Crimson swept its cross-town rivals, the Boston University Terriers, in singles and doubles play. The 65th-ranked Harvard women met the No. 61-ranked Terriers at the Murr Center for both squads’ first dual match up of the spring. The Crimson overwhelmed BU, winning the singles matches, 6-0, and the doubles competitions...
...family together by living with a friend and then in her van. But as the nights grew cold in early December, she stood huddled with her three children in front of the Orange County cold-weather shelter in Santa Ana, Calif. "There were long lines of men and women, and the people were laying out mats on the floor. It was scary. I could not believe I was standing there with my kids...