Two NYT columns for this? Really?

Look, here's a NYT columnist who thinks he's both courageous and original for suggesting that women aren't as good as men at math and science:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/science/08tier.html?src=me&ref=homepage

Brilliant! To that I say -- great. Thanks a lot, you brave, original douchebag.

But in earnest, why does this one small section of science & technology legislation deserve such thorough discussion, in two separate columns from one writer? What is so troubling about requiring Federal science agencies to hold workshops to raise awareness about gender bias in research grant awards? Heavens, no! Not workshops!!

If other countries can be highly competitive in math and science while maintaining less of a gender gap, then surely our country can, too. Dude, there is an institutional bias in these areas. If all you can come up with is to contest the existence of a bias, with no thoughts on how to remedy, don't write the column. It's not helping.