Word: mansfield
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...Mansfield added that women have much more difficulty thinking abstractly and mathematically—a comparison that has gotten Summers into trouble...
...While men are often associated with aggression, Mansfield said empirical research does not analyze the meaning of aggression, concluding that it is more accurate to say men are assertive...
...When a male student mentioned Sojourner Truth as an example of a woman demonstrating courage and freedom, qualities Mansfield ascribed to manliness, the professor asked, “Have you noticed how much more assertive you have been than any woman in the room who has asked me a question...
...That’s right, you BEG to differ,” said Mansfield, without missing a beat...
...Mansfield said that women are more contextual and observant, though they sometimes over-interpret, while men are oblivious...