Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article critiques the argument that women's underrepresentation in the physical sciences is due to innate intellectual inferiority or a lack of willingness to work long hours. It challenges the assumptions underlying such claims, arguing that discrimination and socialization play significant roles, and that the notion of requiring "super-intelligence" for academic success is overstated and unproven. The author advocates for addressing systemic biases and unstated assumptions in academia rather than focusing on debates about innate differences.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Law | Law and Gender | Science and Technology Law
Recommended Citation
Janet Ainsworth,
On Academic Discrimination,
11
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
497
(2005).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol11/iss3/2
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