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women had a 10 percent higher admittance rate over men. But there could have been many reasons for that statistic. A likely one was self-elimination: female applicants to MIT might have held themselves to higher standards than male applicants. The conclusion should not have been that the women who got into MIT were less gifted, less worthy of their places, and yet, that seemed to be what it was.
It was unfair, but attractive young women who had reputations for sleeping with powerful men acquired professional baggage.
Other people’s parents are often a delight.
“The game character, like the self, is contextual.”
