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Even though Western countries have invested billions of dollars in furthering female education, women's intellectual output relative to men's does not seem to have increased to meaningful extent. Progress is largely made by a tiny group of individuals, which are predominantly men, as was always the case. Notably, gender-progressive countries do not have a relative greater level of female achievement than less gender-progressive ones.<ref>''Sex differences in PISA: Some counterintuitive results.'' Speaker: Gerhard Meisenberg http://healthdocbox.com/Psychology_and_Psychiatry/72815349-London-conference-on-intelligence-2016.html</ref> | Even though Western countries have invested billions of dollars in furthering female education, women's intellectual output relative to men's does not seem to have increased to meaningful extent. Progress is largely made by a tiny group of individuals, which are predominantly men, as was always the case. Notably, gender-progressive countries do not have a relative greater level of female achievement than less gender-progressive ones.<ref>''Sex differences in PISA: Some counterintuitive results.'' Speaker: Gerhard Meisenberg http://healthdocbox.com/Psychology_and_Psychiatry/72815349-London-conference-on-intelligence-2016.html</ref> | ||
In the early 20th century, [[Otto Weininger]] predicted an all encompassing "women's movement" would drag too many women into | In the early 20th century, [[Otto Weininger]] predicted an all encompassing "women's movement" would drag too many women into the sciences and arts who have not much real capability or interest in these male spaces. | ||
== Memes == | == Memes == | ||