<p>I might be a little cynical here. So many arguments suggest that girls are academically stronger than boys because girl applicants have higher admission rates year after year. But when you look at the female faculty composition in MIT, it is around 17% in school of engineering and similar % in school of sciences, a far cry from its student body and the general population. In some departments female faculty number can be counted in one hand. When you look at the supporting and administrative staffs, you do find disproportion numbers of female names there. Does this mean in the highest level of science and engineering, men happen to be better than women? An alternative explanation for this is that the old boy system in MIT prefers men over women. If former is true, girls’ potential may be overrated. If latter is true, MIT would be a hypocrite.</p>