“We take for granted how often laymen and even researchers use science—and specifically neuroscience—to ‘verify’ stereotypes about gender: That men are naturally more competitive, for instance, or that women are more in touch with their emotions and better skilled at communicating. Such notions aren’t just academic, but pervasive and potent, indirectly influencing the way we organize our households and organizations, not to mention the way we see our relationships, and even ourselves.”
— Lila MacLellan, The biggest myth about our brains is that they are "male" or "female"
Tagged: Sexism, Gender Stereotypes, gender, Science, biological differences between men and women, brain and gender, brain myths, Brain Plasticity, cordelia fine, daphna joel, Delusions of Gender, developmental biology, feminist scientists, flaws in science of gender
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