In this class, we have talked a lot about sexism. We know how it came to be. When we as humans moved away from hunter and gatherers and into civilization, there has to be roles. Unfortunately, when women were pregnant for nine months of a year it would have been hard to include women in society building when they were stuck at home with kids. Thus, man ran the government. Men made the laws, and etc. We know the rest.
Where I am going with this, is the comment about brain size. Women being told they had smaller brains, therefore thay were not as capable as men. So as we advanced as a society, but with the constant negativity towards women inhibited our potential development.
Think about it. Think of our potential. Think of the potential our society could have if there were centuries and decades of positive motivation for women. Would we have advanced more? Could we have discovered things sooner? I know it is any "if" but it is something to think about. I realize the rampant sexism that has existed, but if there was any shred of positive motivation who knows what we as a society are capable of. As we move towards equality in all aspects, maybe as a society we can realize our true potential.
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