Who can break the stereotype wall?

A father is driving his son to a job interview at a large trading company in the city. Just as they arrive at the company’s parking lot, the son’s phone rings. He looks at his father who says, ‘go ahead, answer it!’. The caller is the trading company’s CEO who says, ‘Good luck son, you’ve got this’. The son ends the call and once again looks at his father, who is still next to him in their car. How is this possible?

This riddle, which may seem simple, reveals a deeply ingrained social belief. When it . . .

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