January 18, 2005

Career Limiting Move

From Florida's Local6 website: bq. Women Lack 'Natural Ability' In Some Fields, Harvard President Says The president of Harvard University prompted criticism for suggesting that innate differences between the sexes could help explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers. bq. Lawrence H. Summers, speaking Friday at an economic conference, also questioned how great a role discrimination plays in keeping female scientists and engineers from advancing at elite universities. And Summers career as President of Harvard? bq. Summers already faced criticism because the number of senior job offers to women has dropped each year of his three-year presidency. Better buff up that resume boy -- you might need it... Sheesh. Posted by DaveH at January 18, 2005 12:29 PM