[Mick]

This riddle is often used to demonstrate gender bias and has been around since the 70s.  There's even been academic studies on the outcome answers parsed by age, sex, social background etc of respondents.

I asked my hyperfeminist mother (she was one of the first 100 subscribers to Ms. magazine) that riddle in 1975.  She didn't get it.

[Mick]

This riddle is often used to demonstrate gender bias and has been around since the 70s.  There's even been academic studies on the outcome answers parsed by age, sex, social background etc of respondents.

I asked my hyperfeminist mother (she was one of the first 100 subscribers to Ms. magazine) that riddle in 1975.  She didn't get it.