http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/01/gender.books
Deborah Cameron. Extracted from The Myth of Mars and Venus published, by Oxford University Press in hardback at £10.99. To order a copy for £9.99 with free UK p&p go to guardian.co.uk/bookshop or call 0870 836 0875.
covers a lot of ground, like how manufacturing jobs have declined, service jobs have risen, and the myth that women are better at verbal skills means that employers will discriminate against men.
Says that "evolutionary biology" justifies modern discrimination by appealing to genetics.
The folk belief persists because it justifies prejudicial behavior.
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