Women in Academia Burdened with Student's Gendered Expectations: Women are Nurturing, Men are Assert
By Jessica Lin Women are nurturing and men are assertive – at least, that is what society teaches us. Even with more women in leadership positions, these stereotypes are hard to escape. In my time as a teaching assistant, I have worked with many professors, and it seems that female professors, in my experience, tend to take on a nurturing role. Students don’t hesitate to ask for help or favors. I’ve seen students request higher grades from their female professors when their p