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Both sexes have to be oppressed: book review of Warriors and Worriers
- telotortium 3y agoBook link: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/warriors-and-worriers-9780199972234?cc=us&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/product/warriors-and-worrier... It looks like "Warriors and Worriers" by Joyce Benenson came out in 2014, but has mostly gone under the radar until being noticed by a couple of the GMU crowd such as Arnold Kling (https://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2023/klinggender.html https://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2023/klinggender.ht...) and Robin Hanson (https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/women-as-worriers-who-exclude https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/women-as-worriers-who-exclu...). I've just started reading the book, and what immediately strikes you is that clarity of the prose, and the fact that the author is willing to say "I believe" about their conclusions. "I think" is often a hedge, but "I believe" shows that the author is willing to stake their positions on a contentious topic - in contrast to the usual academic writing style, which pretends a fake objectivity with no subject.