I can't help thinking this is more about personality than gender...https://twitter.com/dietcokebb/status/896532586683658240 …
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I mean, most of us go to mixed schools. Wouldn't it be hard to get through that with a misconception of gendered intelligence difference?
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In my school years I've never witnessed boys assuming women couldn't be intelligent. Prejudice occurred only related to sport.
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American stereotypes on this are strongest in TX, I believe, where football is a religion that boys play in and girls cheerlead for.
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Oh, by the way, I must point out that I speak from a Brazilian perspective only, from the very south of Brazil in fact.
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There is a 'girls are dumb' stereotype? But in maths?
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Hmmm. Seems very strange.
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Hmm. That seems a little dismissive but maybe not. If it was 'tall, dark dude' it wouldn't seem so.
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Well, sexual intimidation & not being taken seriously certainly seems likely to be sexist! I couldn't know abt that from a description tho!
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In my experience, for what it's worth, women put more pressure on other women than men do. To be smart, attractive, productive, etc.
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We do certainly compete most with each other but I worry about downplaying sexism if it is still highly prevalent but I just don't see it.
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I had a VERY sexist alpha male boss. He lived in Hawaii, I lived in Detroit. Never even met him so I gave zero fucks. I can detail some of
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the shit he did if anyone is interested in being bored. The men in my life, family/friends, are great.
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My POV was just send the money for my work and get out of my face.
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Yeah. This is my perception too. Sexists exist and can make work environments unpleasant but I'm not sure how many & whether its condoned.
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Men also make assumptions about men. And women about women. This is just how humans work
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Stereotypes are highly accurate! But I don't think intelligence is one.
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