Mars-Venus Stereotypes Are Barriers To Women’s Advancement?

“Men and women aren’t planets apart, but their stereotypes sure are!”

—Nancy Clark

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In the recent past you could attract a lot of attention by saying women are different, very different, from men. It was a quick jump to assume that women are nurturing, and that maybe men are not—or that women show empathy, and men do not. It has become a sad state of affairs. As with all trends, this one went too far and now it’s time to reconsider.