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Page numbers beginning with 245 refer to notes.
active self, 7–8
advertising, 43
agentic traits, 4, 58, 61
Alexander, Gerianne, 124, 128, 204–5
Ambady, Nalini, 9–10, 95–96
androgen, 101
prenatal, 121–22, 269
see also testosterone
androgen-receptor blockers, 127, 269
anger, 58–59
Anglo Americans, maths performance and, 31, 180–81
Annis, Barbara, 156–57
aphasia, 137
Armenia, Republic of, 93–94
Aronson, Joshua, 28
Asgari, Shaki, 6
Asian Americans, maths performance and, 181
associative memory, 4–5
Astell, Mary, xix–xx
Athena Factor report, 51–52, 69, 73
autism:
foetal testosterone linked to, 106, 261–62, 265
Autism Spectrum Quotient Child, 265
baby names, 195–96
Banaji, Mahzarin, xxvi, 4
Delusions of Gender Page 37