We assume women talk more than men. But there's also the more sinister notion that women must be silenced for risk of what they might say...

The idea that women talk more than men is a good illustration of the power of our perceptions to mislead us about the facts. No belief about gender differences in language is more widely or strongly held, yet none receives less support from the available evidence.”

Wise words to ponder. And even better, to speak up about.