How a job acquires a gender (and less authority if it's female)
- Written by Sarah Thebaud, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Why do we think of a firefighter as a man and a nurse as a woman and not the other way around?
AP Photos“I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.”
So proclaims Beyoncé in a video in support of the #banbossy campaign. The campaign highlights how when little boys take charge, they’re often praised for being a...
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