A quick flip through the Courses of Instruction tells a lot about Harvard--its breadth of courses, its famous professors and, perhaps less flatteringly, its lack of tenured women in the sciences.
A brief sampling:
Page 167, Chemistry: one tenured woman.
Page 111, Astronomy: one tenured woman.
Page 217: Earth and Planetary Sciences: no tenured women.
And the list goes on.
Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) say a variety of factors are driving many accomplished women away from Harvard and discouraging others from ever setting foot on campus.
Some women on the faculty criticize the lack of departmental and administration response to their concerns, but this year the University is making a new attempt to address the problem.
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