Successful Women Have Male Names?
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Clemson University economist Bentley Coffey says that her research reveals that women with names stereotypically associated with males find success above average in the legal profession.
The study found by hypothesizing and using a series of equations that a female “Cameron” is about three times more likely to become a judge than a “Sue,” while a female “Bruce” is five times more likely.
Women with male names do better in legal careers
I rather like the Portia Hypothesis and it isn’t just because I have a monomania for androgyny. I also have a low opinion of mankind and this would validate that.
But the study was conducted in South Carolina. Would the results differ in, say, San Francisco.