Ultimately, these [and other] stereotypes wind up being self-fulfilling prophecies. If one is chastized for being a nerd despite not being one, one figures “If I’m gonna be made fun of for being a nerd either way, I might as well actually be one”. If one were to group gender differences into [unavoidable] biological differences and [avoidable] behavioral differences, I doubt either would be responsible for causing the other. The only conclusion I can see is that behavioral differences were only caused by expectations of behavioral differences. If we stop expecting to see differences, in time we actually won’t. Even a RNG will seem to exhibit patterns to one who looks with the expectation of seeing patterns.
Ultimately, these [and other] stereotypes wind up being self-fulfilling prophecies. If one is chastized for being a nerd despite not being one, one figures “If I’m gonna be made fun of for being a nerd either way, I might as well actually be one”. If one were to group gender differences into [unavoidable] biological differences and [avoidable] behavioral differences, I doubt either would be responsible for causing the other. The only conclusion I can see is that behavioral differences were only caused by expectations of behavioral differences. If we stop expecting to see differences, in time we actually won’t. Even a RNG will seem to exhibit patterns to one who looks with the expectation of seeing patterns.