Does language create our gender biases?
Linguistic determinism is the concept that the structure of language can shape the way we think. In this VoxDev video, Pamela Jakiela, discusses new research into whether languages can train us to see society as partitioned into masculine and feminine domains. Fascinatingly, the researchers find that in countries where a higher fraction of the population speaks a gendered native language, there is larger gender gap in labour force participation and educational attainment.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020