“Hey girlfriend I got a proposition goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want Dare ya to be who you will Dare ya to cry right out loud 'You get so emotional baby'”— Bikini Kill, open.spotify.com
“Don't you talk out of line Don't go speaking out of your turn Gotta listen to what the Man says Time to make his stomach burn Burn, burn, burn, burn”— Bikini Kill, open.spotify.com
“When I brush my daughter’s hair and elaborately braid it round the side of her scalp, I am doing the thing that is expected of me. When my husband brushes out tangles before bedtime, he needs his efforts noticed and congratulated—saying aloud in front of both me and her that it took him a whole 15 m…”— Gemma Hartley, harpersbazaar.com
“Studies have also shown that gender biases exist within science, and a researcher’s implicit assumptions can inform the methods and language they use to build a study.”— Lila MacLellan, qz.com
“We take for granted how often laymen and even researchers use science—and specifically neuroscience—to ‘verify’ stereotypes about gender: That men are naturally more competitive, for instance, or that women are more in touch with their emotions and better skilled at communicating. Such notions aren’…”— Lila MacLellan, qz.com