Robin DiAngelo

I do atypical work for a white person, which is that I lead primarily white audiences in discussions on race every day, in workshops all over the country. That has allowed me to observe very predictable patterns. And one of those patterns is this inability to tolerate any kind of challenge to our racial reality.

American Educator

Tina Fey

Trying to be a leader in a sort of very atypical workplace like 'Saturday Night Live' forces you to realize that no one wants you to be their leader. If you can help them get their thing on TV or whatever, they want that. But no adult is looking for a role model.

American Comedian

Zoe Buckman

I'm atypical in my personal life, my situation is not that of the average struggling artist, and so I feel like I have to work even harder to prove myself and let the work speak for itself. At the same time, I'm not prepared to hide who I truly am.

Australian Athlete

Jeff Bezos

In this industry, there's a lot of cases of being a competitor in one way, but you're often a customer and a vendor in another way. It's not atypical in aerospace. Actually, it's not that atypical in a lot of industries.

American Businessman

Gillian Tans

I've always been curious and taken many risks, but that is quite atypical for a woman. On the other hand, I think that's the only way to grow beyond yourself.

American Businesswoman

Judith Faulkner

I was an undergrad math major and a grad student in computer science. I'm hugely introverted, not atypical of math majors.

Simon Baron-Cohen

The E-S theory does not stereotype. Rather, it seeks to explain why individuals are typical or atypical for their sex.

British Psychologist

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Although I come from a political family, I consider myself a slightly atypical politician.

Greek Politician

Tyra Banks

I'm always looking at how I can be atypical.

American Model

Jason Bateman

My upbringing as a child was very atypical.

American Actor

Use 'atypical' when something stands out as not being what one would expect.

Expectation Contrast

Conveys a mild surprise without strong judgment; it's different, but not shocking.

Subtle Surprise

In academic contexts, 'atypical' often points to an exception in data or research.

Academic Precision

Clarify what group or class is atypically represented for clear communication.

Referential Clarity

In medicine, 'atypical' refers to conditions that deviate from expected symptoms or patterns.

Medical Specificity

Emphasizes a uniquely different method or response in scientific and medical contexts.

Nonstandard Response

Used by professionals to indicate conditions or results that might require further investigation.

Diagnostic Tool

 And for some reason we call this atypical, even though, as I mentioned, women do make up half the population. And so what is some of the evidence to help explain some of these differences? If we look at the anatomy,

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