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The Last Word on Women's Abilities in Math and Science

Remember when Larry Summers, now Director of the White House's National Economic Council, remarked a few years ago, as president of Harvard, that women might not have the same innate aptitude for science and math as men? I seethed about that statement all over again today when I read about a new study reported in Science Daily showing that a negative stereotype about their ability leaves women less brain power to solve a mathematical problem than someone who believes he's up to the task. Happily, the Indiana University researcher also found that when women are made aware of both a positive ...

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