Challenges for Women

The speaker, while discussing the lack of female faces in Congress, identifies fundamental power 1 in society. She makes the point that science is subject to the various foibles which plague our social 2 Women, she explains, have to minimise risk while maximising activity, and perform a constant 3 act. Working in science requires women to move through groups of people which are 4 by men. Special consideration needs therefore to be taken and some 5 things come into play. Questions need to be asked about what institutional and civil 6 are in place. The speaker feels that it would be useful for women to understand Title IX and what 7 there may be. She further articulates that this might be more beneficial than a seminar on not provoking 8 behaviour. The speaker hopes that women can learn to make difficult choices with 9