As much as things are improving, arguably society is still bringing up girls to be compliant, passive and quiet and allowing boys to be assertive, authoritative and to have their voices heard.
As a consequence, some women are forced to walk down a career path so narrow that the journey is both uncomfortable and confining.
And if she steps from the path and chooses not to conform, what happens then?
In the study Gender Stereotypes About Intellectual Ability Emerge Early and Influence Children’s Interests (2017), Andrei Cimpian suggests that girls as young as six can be led to believe that men are inherently smarter and more talented than women. The result is girls, as young as six, doubting women’s ability to be brilliant.
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