Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ818873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 17
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-4852
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Feminizing Science: The Alchemy of Title IX
Hausman, Patricia
Academic Questions, v21 n4 p392-408 Dec 2008
The author scrutinizes the National Academy of Sciences report "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering" and its dangerous call to place the sciences under the sledgehammer of Title IX. Her findings: A one-sided, inaccurate, and internally contradictory report prepared by a committee lacking appropriate scientific expertise. (Contains 50 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Sciences, Science Education, Career Choice, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), College Faculty, Tenure, Mathematics Education, Womens Education, Gender Bias, Equal Education, College Science, Engineering Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Higher Education Act Title IX
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