Title IX

An article by Tierney came out recently in the New York Times on the idea that applying Title IX , which is meant to give women equal access to education, to science is wrongheaded (see Tierney Blog). It argues that women simply choose not to do science because we are less passionate about abstract, quantitative things and so there does not need to be any change in the fundamental way academia in the physical sciences is run. I fervently disagree as do many others in my position. For a good review of the issues and responses I think that another female scientist's blog has summed it up very well (FSP Blog).