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You may have heard feminists accuse people who make blanket statements about people based on their gender of "gender essentialism." But what is gender essentialism, and why is it harmful? The concept, ...

With which statement do you agree more? Statement A: People can behave in ways that seem ambiguous, but the central aspects of their character are clear-cut. Statement B: It is never possible to judge ...

There is never an excuse for rape. Although there has been an increase in discussion of rape on college campuses, there is still a tendency among some individuals at universities to blame the victim. ...

Anyone who has critiqued, or even dared to question, the ideology of the transgender movement likely has been accused of being a “biological essentialist.” The most recent episode of this in my life ...

Hearing generic language to describe a category of people, such as "boys have short hair," can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the category, a new study has found. Hearing ...

With which statement do you agree more? Statement A: People can behave in ways that seem ambiguous, but the central aspects of their character are clear-cut. Statement B: It is never possible to judge ...