When will a Jordanian university have a woman as president? Hopefully the wish is not far fetched, and hopefully the position will not appoint a “token female” merely to ward off allegations of discrimination. Here’s a big NO to the defeatist attitudes of people who claim women cannot lead — disregarding the feeble religious, social, and personal motives behind their allegations.
The New York Times’ Drew Gilpin Faust: Coming of Age in a Changed World by Sara Rimer covers the story of Dr. Drew Faust and her ascension to her current position as president of Harvard University:

Recalling her coming of age as the only girl in a privileged, tradition-bound family in Virginia horse country, Drew Gilpin Faust, 59, has often spoken of her “continued confrontations” with her mother “about the requirements of what she usually called femininity.” Her mother, Catharine, she has said, told her repeatedly, “It’s a man’s world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that the better off you’ll be.”

Interestingly, Dr.Faust succeeded Lawrecne H. Summers, who dug himself a hole when he said that innate differences between men and women might be one reason fewer women succeed in science and math careers.

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