The 'female' brain: why damaging myths about women and science keep coming back in new forms
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 08:00
in Psychology & Sociology
In 1879, French polymath Gustave Le Bon wrote that even in "the most intelligent races" there "are a large number of women whose brains are closer in size to those of gorillas than to the most developed male brains". He continued his insult with: "This inferiority is so obvious that no one can contest it for a moment; only its degree is worth discussion."