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What kinda scares me about the "gender divide" thing is not the reality of it (a recent NYT article put it at 17 points, considerably less than the gap on education), but the way it becomes the lens by which we understand politics and the world. Take this […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Nov 5, 2024, 3:55 AM

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