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Has “radical feminism” been bad for women? University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Amy Wax argues a resounding yes. “Radical feminism has had a baleful influence on college campuses, and on women’s education, in all sorts of ways,” she said. “It’s really made them dumber.”
In this week’s edition of The Daily Signal’s “Problematic Women” podcast, Kelsey Harkness interviews Wax on free speech, gender roles, #MeToo, and “radical feminism.” Wax talks about the dangers of young women taking offense “at remarks that really are not meant to be offensive,” and the left’s constant search to “find sexism under every rock.”
In addition to having a bachelor’s degree from Yale College, a medical degree from Harvard University, and a law degree from Columbia Law School, Wax has argued 15 cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Justice Department. Listen to today’s podcast to hear her take on free speech, #MeToo, and modern-day feminism.
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Great interview
I have noticed that women seem more focused on getting A’s, or positive feedback from teachers (agreeableness?). That could explain some of the observation that women do not seem curious. If it doesn’t get you an A, it is unimportant. I have noticed that in my family. The women are better students, but not necessarily smarter.
A lot of it is simply that human females have been programmed by evolution to play it safe. While males must take risks and seek distinction just to get the chance to propagate their genes.
When I was at Columbia, many years ago, I took a class at Barnard, back then a separate, sister school. There were four guys and forty girls in the class, but it struck me that the two sexes contributed to class discussions equally. To be precise, the four guys and four of the forty girls did all the talking; the other thirty-six girls quietly took notes.