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This line of thinking leads for example to studies on differences in risk-taking behavior between genders, which then leads to people saying "of course most com
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This line of thinking leads for example to studies on differences in risk-taking behavior between genders, which then leads to people saying "of course most companies are run by man, because men being more risk-taking start more companies". This kind of sexist thinking has no place in academia.
- weberc2 8y agoThe solution is to fix bad conclusions (preferably by showing them to be bad, with data), not to restrict inquiry to subjects that could be interpreted in ideologically unfavorable ways.
- ck425 8y agoIn that example we should take issue with the conclusion that it justifies the prevalence of male founders rather than taking issue with the study in the first place.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoIt leads to that only if your agenda is to go there. If your agenda is to figure out how to make life better for people generally, it can lead to discussions of "Given that women tend to have this trait or circumstance that hinders their performance in our current cultural paradigms, what might work better to help them accomplish X, Y or Z should they so desire it?"