Sexism in Action

Sexism in action: we assigned an article for a short response paper. The author's name is listed prominently right below the title, and is pretty obviously female.

About half of my students assumed the author must be a he.

>.<

And I was so optimistic after the last paper, when most of them were surprisingly thoughtful and sympathetic about the black power movement! It's always the unconscious assumptions that get you, I guess.