Sam writes: On the assumption that our reason is the source of the programming of our emotional responses, this "critique" would seem to identify irrationality as feminine, although I doubt the authors are aware of this. Again, confusing the identification of the association with the endorsement of it. For Sam and Tony, and others who relate to their comments, see: Feminism and Economics Julie A. Nelson The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 9, No. 2. (Spring, 1995), pp. 131-148. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28199521%299%3A2%3C131%3AFAE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H "What *is* important to the point here, and what has been shown in a number of studies, is the way in which people in U.S. and European cultures tend to mentally *associate* certain characteristics with masculinity or femininity. (Nelson, 1995, p. 133n2) Mathew Forstater