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From: hsgj@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Dan Green)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.sci
Subject: Re: Why are there so few [female|black] physicists?
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Date: Mon, 21-Jul-86 02:42:17 EDT
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>
>I don't think Jeff Winslow was talking about qualifications.  Here's an
>example that might clarify things.  Suppose two people, A and B, are up
>for the same job.  They are equally qualified.  A has been working for the
>company for 10 years, B for 1 year.  B gets the job.  Rightfully, A deserves
>the job because of seniority (remember, they are equally qualified).  A is
>pissed.  B is surprised, but not pissed.  Oh, by the way, B is a white male,
>and A is a black female.
>-- 

Ahhhhh.......equal qualifications.  Ok.  Then you have a problem.  However,
I think that cases of true equality are few.  e.g., in your example, (A) is
more qualified because of seniority.  However, if the example were changed 
so that both (A) and (B) had been working for the same time etc.  and were
equally qualified, then you have a real problem.  These cases are probably
decided by other, non-professional factors.  Problems, problems....

BTW.  Nobody has answered my gravity query!


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