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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan Pinker |
| ISBN: | 9780743284707 0743284704 |
| OCLC Number: | 166373370 |
| Description: | x, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: female pharaohs and eunuchs -- Are males the more fragile sex? -- Dyslexic boys who make good -- Abandon ship! Successful women who opt out of science and engineering careers -- The empathy advantage -- Revenge of the nerds -- Nobody asked if I wanted to be the daddy -- Hiding the imposter within -- Competition: Is it a guy thing? -- Turbocharged: men with ADHD who succeed -- Things are not what they seem -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Sources. |
| Responsibility: | Susan Pinker. |
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Abstract:
A controversial examination of how learning and behavioral gaps between boys and girls are reversed in the workplace argues that key gender elements, rather than discriminatory practices, contribute to ambition and career choices.
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