
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
Sarah-Jane Leslie is Class of 1943 Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.

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

Brilliance Comes in More Than 1 Gender
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