Except for their genitals, I don't know what immutable differences exist between men and women. Perhaps there are some other unchangeable differences; probably there are a number of irrelevant differences. But it is clear that until social expectations for men… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share
The first reason for psychology's failure to understand what people are and how they act, is that clinicians and psychiatrists, who are generally the theoreticians on these matters, have essentially made up myths without any evidence to support them; the second reason for psychology's failure is that personality theory has looked for inner traits when it should have been looking… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share
It's as if women are in a totally rigged race. A lot of men are driving souped-up, low-slung racing cars and we're running as… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share Image
Except for their genitals, I don't know what immutable differences exist between men and women. Perhaps there are some other unchangeable differences; probably there are a number of irrelevant differences. But it is clear that until social expectations for men and women are equal, until we provide equal respect for both sexes, answers to this question will simply reflect our… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share
Why have they been telling us women lately that we have no sense of humor -- when we are always laughing? . . .… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share Image
In some extremely important ways, people are what you expect them to be, or at least they behave as you expect them to behave. — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share Image
Psychologists have set about describing the true nature of women with a certainty and a sense of their own infallibility rarely found in the… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share Image
When we hear jokes against women, and we are asked why we don't laugh at them, the answer is easy, simple, and short. Of… — Naomi Weisstein Copy Share Image