5 Feet of Fury

‘For women, it’s more culturally acceptable to be introverted, although it’s getting harder and harder’

Dr. Helen writes:

It seems to me that our society emphasizes women who are extroverts as the ideal, at least to feminists, hence slogans like “well-behaved women seldom make history.” Also it seems to depend on how and what people say as to what is “culturally acceptable.” If you are a liberal woman who is extroverted, the society listens; if you are a libertarian introvert, not so much — except to say “shut up.”

As I was, er, saying…