“Should or can there be a single standard of behavior for both sexes? Is there such a thing as a biologically rooted female culture that should remain separate from male culture, partly because it is different than or superior to male culture? Women must convert their love for and reliance on strength and skill in others to a love for all manner of strength and skill in themselves.” ShouldDifferentCultureSexSkillsBehaviorStandardsFemaleMalesSuperiorsRootedReliance Author:Phyllis Chesler
“Normal children of both sexes and all cultures will follow a more or less standard and universal developmental pattern and timetable, and reach approximately the same level of development at maturity. While a particular culture's need and expectations and teaching will shape the course of development and affect adult capabilities to some degree, normal individuals, whatever their native culture, if transplanted and taught, could learn to meet the normal demands of their adapted cultures.” IfsNeedsChildrenCultureCoursesIndividualSexLevelsTeachingTaughtParticularDevelopmentShapesDemandDegreesNormalStandardsExpectationsAdultsUniversalPatternsMaturityNativeCapabilityAdaptedDevelopmentalTimetables Book:Daughters: from infancy to independence Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence
“There was danger at times that women might not be judged by the highest standards, but more leniently because of their sex. "She is a remarkably good chemist--for a woman," you might hear a man say. It seemed to me essential, if the ablest young women scholars were to achieve the best work of which they were capable, that they should be held to the most rigorous standards. ...To advance, a woman must do at least as good work as her male colleagues, usually better.” IfsMenShouldMightYoungSexAchieveDangerEssentialsHighestCapableStandardsMalesSexismJudgedScholarGood WorkYoung WomenColleaguesAdvancementBest WorkChemist Author:Virginia Gildersleeve
“I have no two separate moral standards for the sex.” TwoSexMoralMoralityStandards Author:Caroline Wells Healey Dall
“The sex drive is one of the most fundamental human urges, and throughout history, there have been laws regulating what is considered acceptable sexual behavior. In the past century, the law has had trouble keeping up with changing social and moral standards.” HumansHas BeensPastLawSocialSexMoralTroubleCenturyBehaviorStandardsFundamentalsUrgesAcceptableSex Drive Author:Terry Gross