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My goal was only to point out that Scott's article missed the substantial effects of affirmative action in law and medicine. I find any theory that doesn't acco
by throwaway19937 6y ago
My goal was only to point out that Scott's article missed the substantial effects of affirmative action in law and medicine. I find any theory that doesn't account for the reduced sexism in other fields unsatisfactory. I haven't taken it any further than that; it seems unlikely that I'd come up with something useful.
If you are interested in this area then I would recommend reading the book Why Aren't More Women in Science?. It has 15 essays by experts debating the issue.
rayiner, a HN lawyer, also has some good posts that discuss affirmative action in law (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21775576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21775576) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6875443 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6875443).