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Historically, the MIT culture was unconsciously stacked against women.
Subtle discrimination is much more widespread than egregious sexual assault, and it’s very easy to overlook the unconscious bias facing women in the workplace. Affirmative action, of course, demands equality, but it is not enough just to ‘open doors’ to women. So The 16 were born, and their pursuit to bring justice to the science department at MIT made them heroes.
Originally aired on August 16, 2023 on KPOV’s Open Air
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