In 2019, there somehow exists at least one psychotherapist who feels that it is helpful to tell a female client that her entire gender is biologically predisposed to prefer domestic life to a professional career. We cringe-laugh our way through an engaging interview with Aviva before diving into the research on societal biases, gender norms, and gender matching in the therapeutic relationship. Climate change is real.

Show Notes:

• Donate to March of Dimes and/or RAICES

• Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

• Race Bias, Social Class Bias, and Gender Bias in Clinical Judgment

• Physicians' attitudes toward preventative therapy for coronary artery disease: Is there a gender bias?

• Therapists' Approaches to the Normative Challenges of Dual-Earner Couples

• Does Client-Therapist Gender Matching Influence Therapy Course or Outcome in Psychotherapy?

• Effect of Patient-Therapist Gender Match on Psychotherapy Retention Among United States Veterans with Postttraumatic Stress Disorder