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Radical Feminists have often claimed that gender differences are not innate, let alone God-given. They do this to bolster their argument that men and women should be treated equally in society. They want women to have all the advantages and opportunities that men have.  
 
Radical Feminists have often claimed that gender differences are not innate, let alone God-given. They do this to bolster their argument that men and women should be treated equally in society. They want women to have all the advantages and opportunities that men have.  
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The problem with the feminist view (or agenda) is that it assumes the truth of its own dogma. It simply asserts that gender differences are a [[social construct]], but without supplying any proof of this. Worse, they refuse to consider any evidence in favor of innate differences.
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The problem with the feminist view (or agenda) is that it assumes the truth of its own dogma. It simply asserts that gender differences are a [[social construct]], but without supplying any proof of this. Worse, they refuse to consider any evidence in favor of innate differences.  
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Another theory is that women were ''conditioned'' into their current psychological mind-set by the requirements and up-bringing by parents, society, tradition, and responsibilities. Tradition has become less relevent to American life style. This would explain why, in many present American house holds, the traditional gender roles have switched or mixed. This is proof that  has had residual effects on the population.
      
In a well known example in 2006, the President Lawrence Summers of Harvard University was forced to recant remarks he had made about the percentage of women in mathematics. Summers had suggested (in a private meeting) that the lopsided proportion might not be due to prejudice or discrimination, but a simply factor such as personal inclination or aptitude. <ref> [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/01/17/summers_remarks_on_women_draw_fire/ Summers' remarks on women draw fire - The Boston Globe] </ref>
 
In a well known example in 2006, the President Lawrence Summers of Harvard University was forced to recant remarks he had made about the percentage of women in mathematics. Summers had suggested (in a private meeting) that the lopsided proportion might not be due to prejudice or discrimination, but a simply factor such as personal inclination or aptitude. <ref> [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/01/17/summers_remarks_on_women_draw_fire/ Summers' remarks on women draw fire - The Boston Globe] </ref>
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