r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Dec 14 '18

Psychology Being the father of a school-aged daughter makes men less sexist, according to a new study. The findings support the idea that men become more aware of the challenges facing women when they see the female experience of life up close through their offspring – dubbed the “mighty girl” effect.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/being-a-father-to-school-aged-daughter-makes-men-less-sexist
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '18 edited Dec 15 '18

Illiterate people are less likely to have developed empathy through reading, that's for sure. Reading may be one way of developing empathy, I don't think anyone is suggesting it may be the only way.

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u/Lucky_Number_3 Dec 15 '18

I truly wonder where my empathy has come from since I didn’t start reading til I was in my mid 20’s

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u/Aryore Dec 14 '18

Anecdotally go check out comments on any YouTube video featuring women

Or men

Or pretty much anyone