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Perhaps the most unlikable thing a female can do is complain of sexist treatment. Such behavior often doubles the injuries sustained: first, the sexism itself, and second, the accusations of “playing the woman card” for special treatment, of being a whiner, a liar, a complainer, not being a team player, and having no sense of humor. A 2001 study published in Feminism & Psychology found that pointing out sexism made the women who did so “liked less” by men than when they sucked it up.
Off with Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
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