Yes, because even the women involved have been socialized to label their own deductive skills as “intuition.”

Shyann notices “Mae” acting erratically and films her. When she shows the video to Mecka, they realize it could be the kidnapping suspect. They make a plan to reconnect with her, then (after several attempts to get the cops to pay attention) eventually get Mae arrested. Then, based on one clue left in the car, methodically search likely locations for the stolen car and kidnapped baby, until they find him and rescue him. And how is this feat of observation, persistence, and deduction framed by the story? “Mother’s intuition.” Ain’t nothing intuitive about it, just straight-up detective work, but when it’s women who figure it out, we say it was “intuition”—not her observational skills and brainpower, but some supernatural sixth sense women receive when they have a baby. And that’s how subconscious bias in reporting works.

The city of Indianapolis

Ten points to Slytherin