Really interesting @BBC_Analysi on the science and history of #women’s biases against #women. Explains a lot of what happened around #sausagefest cc @tamoneil @_alice_evans @MForstater @fp2p @m_clem #genderequity http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09pl66d …
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If we want to speed it up, then absolutely we need to amp up exposure to women in socially valued domains. Quotas to cap men's dominance would be fantastic. As is the World Bank's current DEC lecture series, chaired by
@Shanta_WB http://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/dec-lecture-series …
predominate in socially valued roles, we assume they're more competent
Our bias only weakens thru prolonged exposure to 
in socially valued roles.
Yes, but there is also the thing where when women join an occupation in numbers the status goes down! I guess the point is not to chance status (= such artificial scarcity of skills) but for more people to be able to do things that are valuable and they are good at.
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Yes, that can happen (tho may be cause or effect). But no, it has to be women demonstrating competence in socially valued masculine fields. That's how people come to question gender stereotypes.
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I agree. Just when we get there the status may be gone, which may not be a bad thing. Like vicars and bishops for e.g.
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