While defining "sexism" is somewhat subjective, some hold archaic ideas about men and women which don't view them as individuals of equal rights and potential, and attribute stereotypes to them in regards to what they are believed to be capable of.
I accept the idea that there are biological differences between the sexes, but if we use Google AI as a source, however, we can see that there are more distinct differences between individual people:
The assertion that "most differences between men and women are between individuals" is largely supported by psychological and biological research, as large overlaps exist between the distributions of men and women on most traits, meaning many women exhibit traits associated with men and vice versa. While some biological differences, such as strength or certain hormonal levels, do exist between the sexes, these differences are often in magnitude and distribution, not absolute, and don't define every individual.
Likewise, if we look at examples from the news and from history, we can see that individual men and women can excel in specific areas, even if it is stereotyped to be something that one sex or another is "naturally" better at.
Mathematics is an example. Even though math is stereotyped as something that men are naturally better at, and there are some examples which show that "on average" men earn higher math scores, there are, in reality many notable female mathematicians, going as far back as the days of ancient Greece. So, naturally, women who excell at math would outperform men who don't.
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I accept the idea that there are biological differences between the sexes, but if we use Google AI as a source, however, we can see that there are more distinct differences between individual people:
The assertion that "most differences between men and women are between individuals" is largely supported by psychological and biological research, as large overlaps exist between the distributions of men and women on most traits, meaning many women exhibit traits associated with men and vice versa. While some biological differences, such as strength or certain hormonal levels, do exist between the sexes, these differences are often in magnitude and distribution, not absolute, and don't define every individual.
Likewise, if we look at examples from the news and from history, we can see that individual men and women can excel in specific areas, even if it is stereotyped to be something that one sex or another is "naturally" better at.
Mathematics is an example. Even though math is stereotyped as something that men are naturally better at, and there are some examples which show that "on average" men earn higher math scores, there are, in reality many notable female mathematicians, going as far back as the days of ancient Greece. So, naturally, women who excell at math would outperform men who don't.
The high school gender gap in 6 charts
Boys are way behind on GPA, not so much on SAT
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