In a message dated 4/10/04 2:02:07 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << The implication in the statement below was that women are excluded. This would be an actively prejudicial process. >> Not at all. I doubt very much that this is an active process, if active in this context means conscious and deliberate -- on the contrary, articles I've read seem to indicate that until recently the use of predominantly male subjects in studies generalized to the entire population was unconscious and unexamined. Kathleen Kathleen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn