Women and Men in the Sciences: Is There Any Difference in Ability?

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This 8-page paper discusses the remarks made by Harvard president Larry Summers, who said that women didn't do well in the sciences because they did not have the same innate skills as men. In other words, Summers was arguing that their gender made women unfit to progress in these fields. The writer examines this thinking, and argues that since women tend to be discriminated against in scientific and technological fields, it's difficult to evaluate their abilities fairly. There are 8 sources listed in the bibliography.