“Sex differences, on almost every psychological trait measured, are either non-existent or fairly small. Certainly they are much smaller than the differences in social situations. . . Their modest size would hardly register them as important phenomena if we were not already culturally cued to exaggerate them” (21).
“A great deal of research has now been done on the issue. The usual finding, on intellect, temperament and other personal traits, is that there are no measurable differences at all” (47).
Connell, R.W. Masculinities. Cambridge: Polity P, 1995.
Everybody with even a minimally functioning brain knows this. But the numbers of people who possess such a brain are not impressive.
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