American tax law is ridiculously over-complicated and there is a lot of misinformation and scams out there. I’m not a lawyer, I’m no longer a certified tax professional (although I used to be), and this is just my opinion and personal experience. But I’m really frustrated seeing these particular myths so often.
Let’s just get this out of the way: There are, in fact, differences in the way men and women think, speak, act, etc. How much of that difference is due to nature and how much is due to nurture is up for debate. But that is not what this post is about.
This post is about a particular language myth that, for whatever reason, will not die. There are literally dozens of peer-reviewed, scientific studies refuting this myth, and yet the popular culture clings to it.
The myth I’m referring to is the idea that women talk more than men. More »
