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Harvard Pres Says Females Naturally Bad at Math
Man_Holmes writes "Harvard president says that women lack natural ability in math and science and this explains why fewer women succeed in math and science.
Lawrence H. Summers later said that he was discussing hypotheses based on scholarly work and that it did not necessarily represent his private views."
I think i can hack his job... the guy draws his research from the way his kid plays with toys truck.... friggen great.
I think the subject says it all. Guys like this make me feel shame for being a man.
Lawrence H. Summers later said that he was discussing hypotheses based on scholarly work and that it did not necessarily represent his private views.
Which are: Women should be seen and not heard. He later said that he was discussing his cultural bias and that it did not necessarily represent his primitive views.
Which are: A woman's place is in the home and real woman should seek marriage as their ultimate life fulfilment. He later said that he was discussing his gutteral feelings and that it did not necessarily represent his primordial views.
Which are: Women should stay barefoot and pregnant, as much as possible. He later said he was planning to move to either Texas or Utah and run for President, in 2008, on the Republican ticket.
Just like individual men can and do excel in spelling.
Just not on /..
I kid, I kid...
What needs to happen is that we give up these ridiculous notions that everyone is equal at everything.
We have to accept that yes, women are worse at some things than men.
And then go the next step, and find the things that women are particularly good at.
For example, I'm willing to bet that women are better in understanding dynamics that are difficult to study mathematically. Their brains will be able to make sense out of puzzles that defy mathematics using emotional reasoning mechanisms.
Seriously! Why the hell do men think they should have some kind of desk jobs? Men are the stronger ones who don't live as long. Clearly, they're cut out for housework and manual labor.
Honestly, I don't understand why all these universities and school programs try to encourage both women AND men to have careers. Do we honestly need *everybody* in the work force? Who on earth will take care of the children? I don't know if it's true, but people say women are naturally better socializers, in which case, why should they stay home? Also, since women have to suffer through childbirth, isn't it the man's responsibility to take care of the infant after that point? Shouldn't the work be shared?
--TheOrangeSquid Is it any wonder things seem so awry? We swim in a sea of confusion and don't have to think to survive
during or between menstruation?