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[hlthe2b]

12. I think the behavior is socialized early on. Look at boys in the classroom...

and how the girls become intimidated into silence, into denying their own intelligence, or worse, giving up in some unfortunate desire to placate the boys--become acceptable and accepted.

The only way this pattern will be truly broken is when enlightened parents work to immunize their chldren--both male and female--from this and to instill equality of respect.

And yes for any who are sensitized to the fact this article is discussing the issue in men, I can absolutely acknowledge women doing similar and probably in more frequency in recent decades. I suspect they do so in an attempt try to adopt the practices they see working among men, but it is the same pattern of behavior nonetheless. It is no more appropriate when women do so, than it would be with men, This condescending behavior is classical DOMINANCE behavior--meant to intimidate and silence others.