The Other Pinker
Psychologist and author Steven Pinker isn't the only author in his family. Released this month, his sister Susan Pinker's new book advocates for "women's professional advancement on their own terms." The Sexual Paradox: Men, Women and the Real Gender Gap, released this month, suggests that the "Vanilla Male Model" of success isn't fulfilling or appropriate for most women, due to biological factors such as oxytocin levels and how "male brains are wired". A review of the book in the Financial Post (2008, CAN) suggests that such claims are "heretical" (citing Larry Summers); the publisher's blurb on Amazon notes that Pinker "may draw a great deal of fire for this book."
Pinker can hope she'll draw a lot of fire for the book. I can't bring myself to rip it too hard. I haven't read it, and I support the idea that people should define their own version of success. I'm also willing to entertain the idea that not all differences in representation are necessarily indicative of discrimination. I'm not, however, prepared to "forget the patriarchy", as the Financial Post suggests. Hell, I just got here! ;)
This post was written in advance. Corrections, if needed, will be made when I get back to the computer.
Pinker can hope she'll draw a lot of fire for the book. I can't bring myself to rip it too hard. I haven't read it, and I support the idea that people should define their own version of success. I'm also willing to entertain the idea that not all differences in representation are necessarily indicative of discrimination. I'm not, however, prepared to "forget the patriarchy", as the Financial Post suggests. Hell, I just got here! ;)
This post was written in advance. Corrections, if needed, will be made when I get back to the computer.