Friday, March 30, 2018

Genuis

"The overwhelming majority of laureates are men, she noted; and when women are honored, interviewers ask questions about their clothes, their families, their domestic habits, while the male honorees are asked about hobbies and research. Thus, male laureates are presented as serious scientists with innate brilliance, female laureates as anomalies who succeeded through hard work." ~ E. Atkin

https://newrepublic.com/article/147463/sexism-genius-death-stephen-hawking

"Meanwhile, men deemed “geniuses” by their peers are often excused for abusive behavior toward women."~ E. Atkin

https://newrepublic.com/article/147463/sexism-genius-death-stephen-hawking

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