Are there female geniuses

The researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson are known for their breakthrough work on human sexual response. Even though both of them worked on the project, Johnson was responsible for talking to their participants, nurses, and other volunteers, in addition to collecting data and writing their reports.

Even if she does go against the tide and takes up her interests, she might be overlooked or undermined because of her gender. The answer, it seems, is what Woolf argues — for women to be given money and a room of her own. Sign Up About Press Donate. Menu Search Search. WMC FBomb. More » Status of Women in the U. Back Status of Women in the U. Media Reports and Research Infographics. Back News Features.

Back Articles Conflicts Witness. She is proof of why you need people with different perspectives creating applications. And she soon became head of the department. In addition to being one of the most highly cited experts in her field, she has been a role model for a whole generation of rising young women scientists. Hopefully, it will be a lot easier to be the second or third or 10th.

All of the women had enormous persistence and a core belief in their own abilities. Everyone told her she was wrong and should give up—but she persisted. In she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and now her work is the gold standard. Cynthia Breazeal had the idea early on for robots that could interact with people.

Everyone else at the time was thinking only of practical applications, but she forged ahead. So many of the women were willing to stand up to a world that doubted them and look beyond gender stereotypes. Most had amazingly positive attitudes. I found that a lot of the women ignored bias on the way up. But once they reached the top, they did everything they could to bring other women along with them. After two years of research, I had a much broader view of genius.

The typical ways we use to measure it—such as IQ—have all been shown to be inaccurate, biased and lacking in much validity. Genius needs to be nurtured, and genius needs to be recognized.

We have to stop wasting the potential of so many people. If we encourage the genius of women, we will see it flourish. Are you a scientist who specializes in neuroscience, cognitive science, or psychology?

And have you read a recent peer-reviewed paper that you would like to write about? While the legacy of many female geniuses have been lost to history, Kalb is optimistic about the future for brilliant women. That includes our renewed interest in female geniuses of the past who may not have received the credit they deserved.

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