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Larry Summers

Don't ask whether girls are actually bad at math. Ask why we're still having this discussion.

Science post by Kjerstin Johnson on June 9, 2010 - 3:15pm; tagged education, Larry Summers, math, quantitative, Women in Science.

But seriously. "Daring to Discuss Women in Science" by John Tierney ran in the New York Times two days ago. In it, Tierney announces a proposed national law that would require the White House science adviser to oversee workshops aimed to close the gender gap in science and engineering. But rather than express support for the proposal ("Fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering," section 124 out of 700-section bill, brief the 248-page PDF here), Tierney in so many words says, "You guys, I hate to be the buzzkill, but girls are worse at math than boys. I can prove it."
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