Some lively debate (I put in my two cents).
UPDATE: Here is the direct link to one of the studies cited in the editorial. (I would just make a comment, on the side issue, that the gender gap in earnings, after accounting for education, experience and number of years on the job, disappears. This was apparent even in the early 80's when I was working full time and in business school, where my profs went through the numbers. Here's IWF on it. So let's discount NOW's lame arguments.)
UPDATE TO UPDATE:
In case you missed it, good column by John Tierney on gender, the sciences and jobs, a rebuttal to a bogus report authored by Donna Shalala and her friends. There is no evil male conspiracy, there are well-documented sex differences in career-relevant interests and abilities, but opportunity and choices are there for all, at least in higher level education. What this further points out is that we don't want to kids to lose their love to learn early in school--especially in math and science, and especially now boys, who are most at risk.
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