Don't Be a Feminist: The Fleischman Interview
Diana Fleischman is one of my favorite psychologists in the world. A classic “deeply cares about ideas” intellectual. She’s got an amazing track record in academic psychology, a great ability to explain subtle ideas to a broad audience, and a fantastic attitude. A couple weeks ago, Diana and I had a mile-a-minute conversation about my Don’t Be a Feminist for Aporia Magazine. The best interview I’ve given on the topic, I think. Here’s the trailer:
And here’s the full video. Enjoy!
Since you responded to the question about becoming a garbage man by noting that people are paid better for worse jobs, I should note that while compensating differentials are conventional wisdom among economists, other social scientists say the evidence doesn't support them.
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2023/03/01/risk-without-reward-the-myth-of-wage-compensation-for-hazardous-work-also-some-thoughts-of-how-this-literature-ended-up-to-be-so-bad/
Oooh, exciting!