The Genius of Women Quotes

“In other words, even though they might be doing better than boys at school (as is often the case), girls have gotten the message that the boys are supposed to be the smart ones.”
― Janice Kaplan, The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World

“The bias begins very early. At age six, to be exact. At least that was the finding from another recent study Leslie and Cimpian conducted, where they told little children a story about a person who was “really, really smart.” Then they showed them four pictures—two men and two women—and asked who the story was about. Up until age five, the boys and girls pointed to the grown-up who looked like them—the boys picked one of the men and the girls picked one of the women. But at age six, it changed. Asked to identify the “really, really smart” person, the boys picked a man—and the girls did, too.”
― Janice Kaplan, The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World

“You only succeed if you’re willing to fail—and then pick yourself up and try again,”
― Janice Kaplan, The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World