This interesting article discusses the bias against stereotypical features of women’s speech such as uptalk and “swoopy” intonation, and how a person’s speech is affected by many factors other than gender.

Think Black English sounds uneducated? That’s probably because you have some racist notions about black people. Does a Southern accent sound unintelligent to you? Their vowels aren’t to blame—it’s our stereotypes about people from the South. Think that uptalk makes women sound less authoritative? Maybe that’s because women are constantly robbed of agency and authority, and we view anything they do or say as less powerful.

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