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You have (I hope unwittingly?) just fulfilled one of the specific tropes she does mention.

• return0 14y ago
  ... And which she outright dismisses citing an irrelevant study. (I did mention it's a poor article, didn't i?) When we talk about real-life statistical evidence, that’s not conclusive, either, because all differences are explained by women having babies, other priorities, etc (Except they’re not, as the linked document explains very clearly.) The linked document is a report with some recommendations about how to measure pay gap Btw, can someone explain the usage of the word "trope" here?
  • shardling 14y ago
    A trope is a recurring theme. In this context, it refers to highly predictable responses to particular arguments. I don't think the post was super well written, but I also don't see how the cited study was irrelevant -- it shows the existence of a gender bias that operates completely independently of the choices of any individual woman: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/09/19/scientists-your-gender-bias-is-showing/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/09/19/...