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The author is walking on thin ice by suggesting that sexual dimorphism has a significant effect on cognitive abilities. For her own safety, I hope she doesn’t l

• TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
  Hence the pseudonym and the quote saying "If he didn’t get the message that the women in science movement wasn’t interested in dialogue and is glad to destroy anyone who questioned it then he must be [on the spectrum]. The only reason why it was him rather than me winding up that [kind of] situation is that I realized what was happening well enough to keep my mouth shut at work and to also turn down an offer from Google, since I knew that they [are] one of the worst offenders, if not the worst."
• nukeop 9y ago
  You think it doesn't?
  • domlebo70 9y ago
    They are suggesting that SF has a reactionary view to that notion.
• worldsayshi 9y ago
  Hmm, isn't it more about a tendency of where interest is directed rather than cognitive ability? Girls do better than boys in school (1). Which is arguably also about motivation rather than ability. It seems that they are systematically discouraged to go towards a math/logic path though (2). It's complicated. The truth seems to be more nuanced than what we have ever been able to fit into a single narrative. (1) - https://www.education.com/reference/article/gender-academic-achievement/ https://www.education.com/reference/article/gender-academic-... (2) - https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/05/girls-lack-self-confidence-maths-science-oecd-school-engineering https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/20...