broadgaytrash:

typingfrantically:

Let me talk to you about books.
Specifically, one book. This book.
This book deals with debunking “Neurosexism,” which is a very fancy term for all of that evolutionary psychology bullshit that people spill about those “brain differences” between boys and girls.
This book debunks such myths as:

• Boys are better at math than girls

• Women make crappy lawyers/business CEOs/etc, as their brains are not cut out for aggression.

• Men make crappy counselors/primary school teachers/primary parents/etc, as their brains are not cut out for empathy.

• MEN ARE BUILT FOR GOING OUT AND HUNTING WHILE WOMEN ARE BUILT FOR STAYING HOME AND BABYMAKING IT’S NOT SEXISM IT’S JUST BIOLOGY

• And many other such myths.

• Neurosexism and gender perceptions in multiple races (as this is not a singularly white experience, just as the western world isn’t a singularly white experience)

• Sex discrimination in the workplace, and how women are (or, more often, are not) allowed to behave

• How science is used (badly) to support many of these claims

• Experiences of trans* people, both through interviews and empirical studies.

Furthermore, this book covers topics such as: 
AND FINALLY – It is all brilliantly researched, cited, compiled – and it’s easy to read! Cordelia Fine actually manages to be funny while writing this, which I think is important, because it makes all of this information infinitely accessible.

Here’s a PDF for those that cannot afford it/are frightened to buy it.