Judith Baxter, a linguistic specialist and head of the English department at the United Kingdom's Aston University, discovered a huge gender gap in the way colleagues (male and female) respond to women's attempts at humor. If you've ever been the sole woman on a panel with a bunch of men, you might identify with the findings.
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Are women really not funny?
The National Law Journal
January 28, 2013
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