A Feminist Scholar Questions How Women Fare in Distance Education

Technology and tradition favor men in on-line courses, she says

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

Conventional wisdom says women, particularly single, working mothers, stand to benefit most from colleges' growing use of distance learning.

Women with hectic schedules should appreciate the self-pacing options of on-line courses, and the option of videotaping televised...

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