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Brainwash: The Gender Equality Paradox

An episode of the Norwegian documentary series Brainwash, in which a comedian interviews academics from different sides about gender differences and gender equality. It looks at why more equal societies can still show unequal career choices.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended in HN threads on gender gaps in tech as a well-researched look at how gender differences and professional choices may arise.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
hgoetkehgoetke
Topic
gender differences
Format
documentary
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
6
HN mentions in dataset
11
Recommendation years in dataset
2014–2021

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • I think everyone discussing any gender gap should really watch this Norwegian documentary: Brainwashed: The Gender Equality Paradox [VIDEO] The "social expectations" hypothesis fails to explain why countries with higher living standards have more polarized sectors. The idea that in a perfect world with no …

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  • > We yearn to be with others like ourselves and to fit in. The idea is that this is what "keeps people out". Surely, the flip side is true, and people are defined / made happy by the same notions. People in the west are …

    T2_t2 on Hacker News · 2015-10
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  • > Most people feel that isn't the case though. That the disparity is a social problem that we can change and fix. Recently saw a really interesting well-researched Norwegian documentary that explores this topic and kinda throws that whole view into question: [VIDEO]

    oblique63 on Hacker News · 2014-04
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