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The Case of Berkeley (1973)
University of California, Berkeleywas sued for bias against women
who had applied for admissionto graduate schools there.
DepartmentMen Women
Applicants Admitted Applicants Admitted
A 825 62% 108 82%
B 560 63% 25 68%
C 325 37% 593 34%
D 417 33% 375 35%
E 191 28% 393 24%
F 272 6% 341 7%
ALL 2590 46% 1835 30%
DepartmentMen Women
Applicants Admitted Applicants Admitted
A 825 62% 108 82%
B 560 63% 25 68%
C 325 37% 593 34%
D 417 33% 375 35%
E 191 28% 393 24%
F 272 6% 341 7%
ALL 2590 46% 1835 30%
Mr. Allen, the candidate for politicalParty A will run against Mr. Baker of Party B for office. Past races betweenthese parties for this office werealways close, and it seems that thisone will be no exception – Party A candidates always have gottenbetween 40% and 60% of the vote and have won about half of the elections.
Carl Morris (1987)
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