Hanna Rosin

Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries. ”

I grew up with a pretty tough mom. She was a self-appointed neighborhood watchdog, and if she saw that any of the local boys were up to no good, she would scold them on the spot. Although she is only 5 feet 2, she was famous in our neighborhood for intimidating men three times her size and getting them to do the right thing. ”

Ever since viewing screens entered the home, many observers have worried that they put our brains into a stupor. An early strain of research claimed that when we watch television, our brains mostly exhibit slow alpha waves - indicating a low level of arousal, similar to when we are daydreaming. ”

The general image of a man in an American sitcom is like a complete moron. You'd think the industry was run by a feminist cabal. ”

I think we should all call ourselves feminists. ”

Maybe there's something about the outsiderness of being Jewish that makes for a fiery feminist type. ”

Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others. ”

We're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families. ”

Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy. ”

With the Jews, the questions are always open; we're always questioning. I love that questioning tradition. ”