Abstract for Elizabeth Spelke and Virginia Valian's talk

The Controversy about Women in Science: A Sober Look
Elizabeth Spelke and Virginia Valian (Harvard University / CUNY Hunter College)
February 9, 2007 (Friday)
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM; The Heyman Center Common Room, Heyman Center, East Campus, Columbia

The Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia University presents a conference on

"THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT WOMEN IN SCIENCE: A SOBER LOOK"

Speakers:
ELIZABETH SPELKE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
AND
VIRGINIA VALIAN, HUNTER COLLEGE

A Panel consisting of Ron Breslow, Trish Culligan, Geraldine Downey, Norma Graham, David Helfand, Julia Hirshberg, and William Menke will raise discussion after Spelke and Valian's Lectures

For Directions to the Heyman Center, see http://www.heymancenter.org

Co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives