PolicySeptember 1, 2017
The Brilliance Paradox: What Really Keeps Women and Minorities from Excelling in Academia
How a misplaced emphasis on genius subtly discourages women and Black people from certain academic fields
Stories by Sarah-Jane Leslie
Sarah-Jane Leslie is Class of 1943 Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.
BehaviorFebruary 9, 2017
Brilliance Comes in More Than 1 Gender
But most people assume it's reserved mostly for men—and that stereotype begins at an early age