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From: turok@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Michael Turok)
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Subject: Re: SAT scores - sexist?
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Date: 11 Apr 91 04:41:33 GMT
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In article <1991Apr9.203133.2551@aero.org> al885@cleveland.freenet.edu writes:

>My only rebuttle is that perhaps male students generally take classes and
         ^^^^^^^
>jobs that are "harder" than those generally taken by their female counterparts

And, what, subsequently have worse spelling?

>I am an engineering student and the ratio between nmen and women is extremely
>lop-sided. It takes four years and a lot of brain power to graduate this
>type of course. On the other hand, most of the liberal-arts type of classes
>were quite simple in comparison. 

Well, I have observed one thing in my classes: Although not many women
major in engineering or the sciences, the one that do tend to be in
the top (or at least top half) of the class.  Women who not do so well
end up dropping it, while there are plenty of mediocre guys who major
in this kind of stuff.  Those women who stick with it seem to have to
combat the negative stereotypes of "but, you are a girl; you can't do
math", and only those who are really good continue with their studies.

Later,
Michael