Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
Militaries have increasingly opened combat roles to women, but critics warn this will lower standards and effectiveness. Historical evidence suggests integrating women into combat roles would not impact effectiveness, and perhaps even increase it under certain circumstances. From the Biblical prophet-general Deborah, to anti-Roman rebel queen Boudica, to Soviet sniper ace Lyudmila Pavlichenko, history […]
While statistics has contributed to scientific advancements, the origins of this discipline are surprisingly dark. What is the place of ethics in statistical analysis? In 1930, the British statistician Ronald Fisher published a book entitled The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection, which argued, among other topics, that women are naturally attracted to men whose […]