“While parenthood served as no disadvantage at all to men, there was evidence of a substantial "motherhood penalty". Mothers received only half… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“Here’s another example that some overworked mothers might find inspiring. We saw in Chapter 2 that being the one who produces the… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“Or consider a study of male marmoset monkeys, a monogamous species in which fathers are actively involved in parenting. Researchers measured T… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“Some day, I must ask him what it's like to be married to someone who, eyes narrowed in thought, peers at him over the… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
A member of my family, who shall remain nameless, refers to all newborns as ‘blobs’. — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
Although self-reported endorsement of sexist attitudes didn’t predict hiring bias, self-reported objectivity in decision making did. — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“While parenthood served as no disadvantage at all to men, there was evidence of a substantial "motherhood penalty". Mothers received only half as many… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“As it happens, there’s a way of presenting data, called the funnel plot, that indicates whether or not the scientific literature is biased in… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
Both women and computer science are the losers when a geeky stereotype serves as an unnecessary gatekeeper to the profession. — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“As Harvard University psychologist Mahzarin Banaji puts it, there is no “bright line separating self from culture,” and the culture in which we develop… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“My husband would probably like you to know that, for the sake of my research for this chapter, he has had to put up… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“University of Otago social historian Hera Cook provides a beautiful illustration of exactly this point in her rich account of the sexual revolution.49 Cook… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“Here’s another example that some overworked mothers might find inspiring. We saw in Chapter 2 that being the one who produces the sperm doesn’t… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“In other words, both the descriptive (‘women are gentle’) and the prescriptive (‘women should be gentle’) elements of gender stereotypes create a problem for… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
“Our minds, society and neurosexism create difference. Together, they wire gender. But the wiring is soft, not hard. It is flexible, malleable and changeable.… — Cordelia Fine Copy Share Image
