Ci sono meno donne nell'ambiente scientifico americano (USA) che in Europa.
Ho sempre creduto che il motivo principale fosse da ricercare nella maggiore mobilità del mondo del work in the U.S., which causes obvious difficulties in reconciling family and career.
It seems that there is not only why, but that till today there is a prejudice in the American society towards women's ability to do science.
This is what is seen reading an article in the Washington Post on April 14 signed by Christina Hoff Sommers. The Hoff Sommers spoke on the policies of President Obama, who called for the extension to the field of science and engineering measures similar to Title IX, a law that requires U.S. universities to allocate funds equal to the sports men and women. Obama believes that such actions, suitably adapted and pursued with due care, would lead to greater female participation in science and engineering.
The Hoff Sommers believes that these measures are to be banned because it would harm American science. In advocating action to achieve equal opportunities for men and women in the sciences according to the American essayist is to give satisfaction to the political associations that fight for equality but ignoring the conclusions of "other" scholars, believes that the Hoff Sommers be the majority, who say that the reasons why women are over-represented in the humanities and social science rather than be "organic" and not to be found in social conditioning. Concludes The Hoff Sommers with a warning to the President and Congress not to support a policy of gender equality "untested" and not enough "dibattutta" in the scientific field in which the U.S. has recognized excellence and is vital for the economy and national defense!
Hoff Sommers's article can be read on the site http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302119.html
The outraged reaction of the American astronomers can be followed on the blog "http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2009/04/christina-hoff-sommers-is-at-it-again.html"
Isabella Pagano
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