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Both sexes have to be oppressed: book review of Warriors and Worriers

3 pointsby telotortiumover 1 year ago

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telotortiumover 1 year ago
Book link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;global.oup.com&#x2F;academic&#x2F;product&#x2F;warriors-and-worriers-9780199972234?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;global.oup.com&#x2F;academic&#x2F;product&#x2F;warriors-and-worrier...</a><p>It looks like &quot;Warriors and Worriers&quot; by Joyce Benenson came out in 2014, but has mostly gone under the radar until being noticed by a couple of the GMU crowd such as Arnold Kling (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.econlib.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;columns&#x2F;y2023&#x2F;klinggender.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.econlib.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;columns&#x2F;y2023&#x2F;klinggender.ht...</a>) and Robin Hanson (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.overcomingbias.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;women-as-worriers-who-exclude" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.overcomingbias.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;women-as-worriers-who-exclu...</a>).<p>I&#x27;ve just started reading the book, and what immediately strikes you is that clarity of the prose, and the fact that the author is willing to say &quot;I believe&quot; about their conclusions. &quot;I think&quot; is often a hedge, but &quot;I believe&quot; shows that the author is willing to stake their positions on a contentious topic - in contrast to the usual academic writing style, which pretends a fake objectivity with no subject.