Recently we came across an article by Sandra Tsing Loh in the Atlantic on the age-long debate about whether it’s good/bad for mothers to stay at home/work. While people love to argue about that particular topic, we’ll pass that up for the moment to focus on an initially shocking (to us) number mentioned in the [...]
It’s that time of year again: the time when our ambivalence about Black History Month comes into full view. Yes, we agree that black Americans need more of their histories to be told. But we worry that this special month gives Americans another excuse to ignore black people for the rest of the year. And [...]
In January, Paul Thacker of Inside Higher Ed had an article on the representation of women and minorities in science and engineering, using data from the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology biennial report on Professional Women and Minorities. (This report is worth looking it - it was released in November 2006, and contains [...]