▁the ▁role ▁of ▁sex ▁differences ▁away ▁because ▁they ' re ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁femin ist ▁dog ma . ▁But ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁mean ▁we ▁should ▁sett le ▁for ▁the ▁reduction ist ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁science , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁complexity ▁doesn ' t ▁make ▁for ▁as ▁neat ▁a ▁package ▁between ▁hard ▁covers ." ▁— ▁Em ily ▁B az el on , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁ ▁" P ink er ▁throws ▁out ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁why ▁women ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁equal ▁to ▁men ▁and ▁pos its ▁a ▁different ▁one : ▁why ▁on ▁earth ▁do ▁men ▁get ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁standard ? ▁Why ▁should ▁females ▁have ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁meeting ▁the ▁male ▁standard ? ▁This ▁in ▁itself ▁den igr ates ▁females .... ▁P ink er ▁d ares ▁to ▁posit ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁women ▁don ' t ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁prefer ences ▁as ▁men ▁and ▁therefore , ▁might ▁actually ▁ ▁choose ▁different ▁paths , ▁not ▁be ▁forced ▁into ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁patri archy ." ▁ ▁— ▁Reb e cca ▁L . ▁B urch , ▁E volution ary ▁Psych ology . ▁ ▁"[ P ink er ] ▁del ivers ▁a ▁well - refer enced ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁up - to - date ▁psych ological ▁research ▁and ▁social ▁statistics ▁in ▁a ▁cheer ful ▁style . ▁The ▁public ity ▁the ▁book ▁has ▁received , ▁however , ▁der ives ▁less ▁from ▁its ▁style ▁than ▁its ▁message ." ▁— ▁Anne ▁Campbell , ▁New ▁Scient ist . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁