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Dear Mr Lawrence Summers,
First of all, I think that we need to address your opinions on the intelligence of women. Men and women are in fact, different, but i think that you adressed this issue in a completely unprofessional way. Because you hold such a high position, you need to understand the way others perceive your opinions. Many may agree, and hopefully more will disagree. Women do have the potential to succeed in the areas of math and science, but you need to understand that women learn in different ways than men. Standardized tests are created by white men, so the questions are best answered by white men. Where are the women?
Next, we need to analyze the evidence you used in your speech. You used evidence of scientific methods such as statistics, but we need to remember the objective. Using evidence like women hate hard work, biological rationale (primary caregiver to children), and that women lack attributes. Each piece of proof you used may be true for some women, but not for many. Using these stereotypes is similar to assuming, and you know what happens when you assume. Even so, this should not in any way be used as evidence.
Fausto-Sterling brings perspective to these issues. She states that it really depends on what kind of evidence you use to back up your argument. Of course, you wouldn't include evidence that contradicts your overall argument, yet you still need to acknowledge each side of the argument.
i hope that you have done a little more research, and are now able to offer a little more intelligent resonse.