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Episode 88: How gender essentialism warped our view of science
Episode 88: How gender essentialism warped our view of science
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49 minutes
Released:
Jul 15, 2021
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Gender essentialism is the idea that there is something eternal and innate about people's gender identities, and nothing can change that. Popularized during the 1970s, it affected how science fiction stories represented gender -- and it spawned new academic disciplines devoted to scientific misogyny. We talk about all this, and do a deep dive on the "What Women Want" franchise. Show notes: www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes
Released:
Jul 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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