Letters to the Editor
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Where is the "Why" Analysis
I find it interesting that this article does not attempt to explain why women were treated differently. Of course when a study is done by a women in a gender studies department her predilection is pretty obvious. Was there any attempt to determine if there was a different method of negotiation between men and women, no let's not try to explain it ! It's gender ! It's the patriarchy ! These type of studies would gain a lot more creditability if done by a neutral source. Just look at Ms Bowles quotes, "men were always less willing", "they always preferred", etc. Is she saying that the results were unanimous, I doubt it, but her bias is clear. What about the fact that women were more likely to penalize both genders ? What does that say? If I were a man in a Men's studies department, maybe I would say, "Women are control freaks, they can't stand anyone to challenge their authority, women always blah blah...."