A couple of links related to these assumptions, which have somehow become truisms in our culture. Re: 1, the Variability Hypothesis[1] argues that men have a d

A couple of links related to these assumptions, which have somehow become truisms in our culture. Re: 1, the Variability Hypothesis[1] argues that men have a different, "wider" distribution than women in many categories, including intelligence. Re: 2, this Slate Star Codex article[2] is full of relevant pointers. Discrimination sucks and we must push back when we see it, but not every difference in representation is automatically a sign of discrimination. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variability_hypothesis#Modern_studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variability_hypothesis#Modern_... [2] https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/07/contra-grant-on-exaggerated-differences/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/07/contra-grant-on-exagge...