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Contemporary concern for providing equality of opportunity for both women and men is not only appropriate, it is long overdue. Stereotyped and biased conceptions of the cognitive capacities of women restrict the access of females to many areas of personal, career, and professional development. Sex stereotyping also limits the range of opportunity for males in some areas, although these restrictions are not often emphasized. In the final analysis, both women and men profit from a wide range of opportunity.
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Languis, M.L., Naour, P.J. (1985). Sex Differences in Neuropsychological Function. In: Hartlage, L.C., Telzrow, C.F. (eds) The Neuropsychology of Individual Differences. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3484-0_10
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