What Do Mozart and Jack the Ripper Have In Common?

Posted by Allen Baird, Partner on Apr 30, 2008 in business, gender, gender at work | 0 comments

I didn’t make this startling observation.  A feminist called Camille Paglia did.  Well, nearly.  What she actually said was, “There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.” Her point was that men are creatures of extremes, showing greater variation than women in matters as diverse as IQ, happiness and deviance. This was the sort of insight I shared...