Former Harvard University President and Economist Lawrence Summers Commented in a 2005

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Essay

Former Harvard University president and economist Lawrence Summers commented in a 2005 speech that his school and others similar to it likely had more men in science and math faculties than women because men's brains were better suited for success in these areas.Does Summers's statement reflect a nature or nurture perspective of human experience? Based on what you have read in Chapter 2 of your textbook,is Summers correct in his statement? What may be some of the reasons why there is a gender discrepancy in science and math faculties in U.S.colleges and universities? What role does culture play in such gender discrepancies?

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