首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
When Amber Post started graduate school in physics at Princeton, her goal was the same as her male colleagues’: a teaching post
When Amber Post started graduate school in physics at Princeton, her goal was the same as her male colleagues’: a teaching post
admin
2011-05-17
90
问题
When Amber Post started graduate school in physics at Princeton, her goal was the same as her male colleagues’: a teaching post at a major university. Now with her Ph. D. just a year away, Post is thinking instead about working for a policymaking agency in Washington. Although Princeton , with Shirley Tilghman as the president, is welcoming to female scientists, Post senses that her reception in the larger academic world might be chillier. At famous universities, the percentage of women earning doctor’s degrees in science and engineering is considerably higher than the percentage of women professors—which means that a lot of talented women Ph. D. s like Post leave campus for jobs in government or industry instead of climbing the teaching ladder.
Stopping this female brain drain has been a challenge for years. At a recent academic conference, Harvard president Lawrence Summers suggested that women aren’t succeeding because they lack ability in math and science by nature. His comments drew immediate criticism. Indeed, scien-tists have uncovered some differences in male and female brains, but it’s unclear how these differences affect talent.
Summers proposed two other possible problems for women: the conflict between work and life, and absolute prejudice against women (which he seemed to dismiss). Many women scientists blame these two problems for the lack of women professors. Junior teachers need to spend their 20s and 30s on research and publication. Those are the same years when women have children. Time is an enemy for women in other professions, especially law and medicine. But while women doctors and lawyers benefit from lots of successful role models, academic science continues to belong to men chiefly. "The atmosphere isn’t compelling or welcoming, "Post says. "Too many of my female friends drop out of graduate programs simply because the environment is disappointing, not because they can’t handle the math. "
Even against this background, there has been some progress. More universities are pushing hard with stepped-up recruitment efforts and trying hard to assist staff members with young families. But ultimately, the best remedy against prejudice would be more women on top, like Princeton’s Tilghman.
The best solution to the female brain drain in universities is to________.
选项
A、create more academic posts for women
B、offer help to women with young children
C、dismiss those with prejudice against women
D、promote more women to leadership positions
答案
D
解析
细节题。文章最后一段最后提到最好的抗衡歧视的办法就是有更多地位高的女性,故选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/gHjd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Whatdidthemanthinkofthefoodattheschoolrestaurant?
Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?
Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?
Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?
Whydidn’tMr.Browncontinuehisstudyafterhefinishedschool?
Astheconversationbegins,whatarethemanandwomandoing?
Theworldhasdevelopedintoaworldofcities.Withthecurrentrateofurbangrowth(3.8%intileThirdWorld),themajorpar
Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
Youwillgraduatesoon,andareeagertofindajobintheSouthernareaofChina.Pleasewritealettertooneofyoursouthern
Whatdidthemanthinkofthefoodattheschoolrestaurant?
随机试题
临床疑诊脑出血时,首选的辅助检查是
下列各项中,不属于财政部门实施会计监督检查的内容是()。
下列关于民事诉讼简易程序和小额诉讼的表述,正确的有()。
在奴隶社会、封建社会中执行警察职能的机构与官吏,称为近代警察。()
求∫arcsin2xdx.
(70)是与IP协议同层的协议,可用于互联网上的路由器报告差错或提供有关意外情况的信息。
在考生文件夹下有一个工程文件sjt3.vbp。程序运行时,单击窗体则显示如图所示的图案。请去掉程序中的注释符,把程序中的?改为正确的内容。注意:不能修改程序的其他部分和控件属性。最后将修改后的文件按原文件名存盘。
Theproposalwas(endorsed)themajorityofmembers.
Whatisimportantwhen...?Planningcareerdevelopment-Furthertrainingcourses-Outlookofthefield-
A、Sheagreeswiththeman.B、Shedoesn’twanttogoout.C、Shewouldrathergoswimming.D、Shedoesn’tthinkitisafineday.C
最新回复
(
0
)