Victorian attitudes influenced what scientists thought they were observing about sexual behaviors in the animal world. But modern techniques reveal the myth for what it is.
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Studies can’t predict an individual’s behavior. But meta-analyses of social science research turn up differences in men’s versus women’s leadership styles, on average.
Social stress is a main cause of depression, and women, in general, experience more stress than men. But new research suggests men may be more vulnerable to depression caused by stressful events.
Fathers experience an equal rise in the bonding chemical oxytocin as mothers do when interacting with their infant.
New research suggests disrupted sleep patterns could have more impact on some measures of women’s performance than men’s.
Are there sex differences in the human brain? The answer is more nuanced than yes or no.
Men aren’t from Mars, nor are women from Venus. We’re all from Earth.
Public engagement of academics has increased enormously in recent decades. But this new level of engagement is producing problems and conflicts for which many academics are ill-prepared.
Clinical health research should stop ignoring important sex differences.
Research on distance runners reveals evidence of a large sex difference in competitiveness.
Is there an ideal body shape that is universally attractive? A recent study shows that beauty is more complex, and diverse, than that.
Despite significant gains in gender equity over the last few decades, a bias still reigns in one area of medicine. The lack of female representation in both preclinical studies and clinical trials has…
Differences between the sexes are one of those endlessly intriguing cases, begging for explanation. People categorised as belonging to different sex categories seem to behave differently, make different…
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Professor of Psychology; Faculty Fellow Institute for Policy Research; Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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Professor of Women’s Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, & Director of Research, Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne
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