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Subject: The reason women don't enter STEM professions revealed; The media vs. 'Unplanned' movie; Top blog links
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| | | The reason women don't enter STEM professions revealed | | By Rev. Ben Johnson • April 10, 2019 | | | Conventional wisdom would have you believe three things: - Women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
- This is largely due to sexual discrimination.
- The government must redress this imbalance.
But multiple studies have discovered a much different reason behind the STEM gender gap. Most media and academic commentary accepts the theory of "disparate impact": Any statistical inequality is "proof" of discrimination. When activists call this "one of the most important issues of our time," opinion-makers nod in agreement. The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution on the matter and, in the U.S., the federally funded National Science Foundation has spent $270 million since 2001 "to increase the representation and advancement of women" in STEM. Yet the government has hardly moved the needle on female participation in STEM. Why? Because women would rather do something else – and the West gives them the freedom to follow their dreams. | | | | Acton Line Podcast: F.A. Hayek's Road to Serfdom; The media vs. 'Unplanned' | | April 10, 2019 | | | | On this episode of Acton Line, Caroline Roberts speaks with Sarah Estelle, professor of economics at Hope College, to revisit the life and work of F.A. Hayek on the 75th anniversary of the publishing of "The Road to Serfdom." On the second segment, Caroline then speaks with Tyler O'Neil, senior editor at PJ Media, about the film "Unplanned" and how its release highlights issues such as human rights, censorship, and more. | | | | | | | | Trending on the Powerblog | | | | The endless drama of Brexit – which last week wrote yet another act with Parliament rejecting all possible options – should make many wonder about the future of representative democracy and the dynamics of power in modern society. Does representative democracy have a future? The short answer is no. | | | | | The international Left extols the European Union, because they see its "ever-closer union" as the prototype of a supranational government with a centrally planned economy. Former President Barack Obama expressed this sentiment this weekend, saying the EU represented the "pinnacle of human well-being." | | | | | April 8th has granted me some treasured moments regarding three of my favorite heroes of human liberty, a triumvirate of freedom fighters: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher. | | | | | Last week, the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport nixed plans to open a Chick-fil-A after Assemblyman Ryan took to Twitter to call out the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) for allowing this "discriminatory" corporation to open inside the "taxpayer-funded public facility." | | | | | I recently participated in a student seminar at a large state university. We were discussing readings by Adam Smith, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and others. One student appeared to have a fairly strong attachment to Marxist and socialist ideas. I found myself grateful to him because his participation vastly improved the conversation. | | | | | | | | |
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