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Quote by Doris Lessing
Theres an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful boy

Theres an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful. – Doris Lessing

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