The Disturbing Science Behind Subconscious Gender Bias

Shoshana Kordova
The Establishment
Published in
13 min readSep 22, 2016

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Scene one:

We’re at my daughter’s preschool for an end-of-the-year party. She’s sitting in a circle with the other girls in her class, silently watching the boys lift toy barbells and show off how strong they are.

I seriously consider stalking out in protest, but force myself to stay and make do with calling out “What about the girls?”

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Shoshana Kordova
The Establishment

Writer, editor & product marketer. Asks lots of questions. Also: Parent and inveterate reader, walker, recognizer of the inherent superiority of dark chocolate.