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The Authority Gap: Why women are still taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about it
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People still worry that not enough girls study STEM subjects, and many secretly suspect that girls’ brains just aren’t cut out for maths and science. But there is surprisingly little angst about the consistent underperformance of boys in
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“Women were more likely than men to report receiving threats of sexual assault or rape, violence or death, being followed or stalked, and publication of their personal details without permission in order to intimidate them.”
― Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout
― Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout
“I've never really thought about a legacy. But for the last century it sounds like I was basically a bully with low blood sugar.”
― Screw The Galaxy
― Screw The Galaxy
“The more novels you read, the better you were at reading other people’s emotions. It was a huge effect. This wasn’t just a sign that you were better educated—because reading nonfiction books, by contrast, had no effect on your empathy.”
― Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again
― Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again
“. . . it's still baffling as to why social media companies are able to shirk responsibility for the extreme harm perpetrated via their sites. Imagine if such harms were routinely inflicted on members of the public visiting other types of privately owned spaces - like shopping malls or amusement parks.”
― Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout
― Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout
“Late one night not long after the trolling began, I read a tweet that said: 'Your life is over.'
My husband Don and I quickly realised that location services were turned on for my Twitter feed and you could just about pinpoint our house on GoogleMaps. That night we both lay awake in bed wondering if our children were in danger.”
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My husband Don and I quickly realised that location services were turned on for my Twitter feed and you could just about pinpoint our house on GoogleMaps. That night we both lay awake in bed wondering if our children were in danger.”
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