Submitted by Scott Jaschik on March 4, 2008 - 4:00am
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Graduates of women's colleges are significantly more likely than women who graduated from other liberal arts colleges or from public flagships to have graduate degrees, according to data released Monday.
Submitted by Scott Jaschik on March 25, 2008 - 4:00am
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Surveys abound showing that women in academe (and the rest of society) earn less than men. Likewise theories abound for why this is the case, so many years after it ceased to be acceptable for deans (or other bosses) to automatically assume a woman could make do with less.
New research finds disconnect between campus officials, less than dazzling knowledge of key campus crime law and evidence that programs to prevent sexual assaults may be misdirected.
Submitted by Scott Jaschik on April 21, 2008 - 4:00am
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The discussion of gender and science can take place on many levels. Some focus on issues of bias in who gets to do science. Others use much broader definitions, looking at the impact of gender on scientific questions and findings, as well as on who leads the research enterprise. A new collection of essays, Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering (Stanford University Press), takes the broader perspective.
Submitted by Andy Guess on April 23, 2008 - 4:00am
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At campus rocked by allegations of mishandling sexual harassment cases, news that the justice would speak at commencement felt to some faculty like a slap in the face.
