The Joy of Sexism
This week, I've been embroiled in not one but two gender-based debates.First up, I've been quoted in Delusions of Gender, the new book from Cordelia Fine, in which she examines the science of alleged sex differences in behaviour. The quote was from this 2008 post about Vicky Tuck, a teacher with odd ideas about the brains of boys and girls. I haven't had time to read the book yet, but a review's in the pipeline.Then yesterday, I found out that I've been the subject of some research.In this repor