Women have often been discriminated against when they are perceived as less nice, whereas men can sort of get away with it. Women to be seen as confident by others, that is only true if you come across as both competent and warm. And i think about hilary clinton as always being described as cold, and i never really got that. But for a woman, you have to be competent and confident and prsupernice. Some scientists would say that's because women do have a base line higher level of empathy and warmth than men.
Also: should you feel guilty if you don’t read books?