In this episode, I talk with Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Neuroimaging Gina Rippon about her book, The Gendered Brain, which for our US listeners is called Gender and Our Brains.
Since the day we are born, we face deeply ingrained (false) beliefs that our sex determines our skills and preferences - from toys and colors to career choices and salaries. Using the latest neuroscience, Gina unpacks the stereotypes and shows how these messages mold our ideas of ourselves, each other and even shape our brains accordingly. She explores how the idea of a gendered brain has led to long-standing inequality and how busting these myths can help reduce the (mis)use of neuroscience research to (mis)represent our understanding of the brain.
Some topics of discussion include:
1. The origins of the âfemale brainâ and âmale brainâ myth, and what perpetuates it
2. How âa gendered world produces a gendered brainâ
3. How early âgender bombardmentâ begins and the role it has from day zero of a childâs life
4. Why women experience lower levels of self-esteem and higher rates of self-silencing
5. The gender gap in certain STEM fields
6. The future of sex and gender, and where we need to go from here in order to get rid of these myths once and for all
And more!
The quotes you will hear read during the interview are taken directly from the book, The Gendered Brain.
Transcription is available here: https://www.thestoryofwomanpodcast.com/blog/e3-woman-and-sex-gender-myths-gina-rippon-the-gendered-brain
Buy the book:
US: https://bookshop.org/a/80198/9780525435372
UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9266/9781784706814
Mentioned in the episode:
Scientific American article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity-of-sex-determination/
Testosterone Rex - Cordelia Fine: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9266/9781785783180
Reshma Saujani - Girls Who Code
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Daphna Joel
Lise Eliot - Pink Brain, Blue Brain: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9266/9781851687992
Where to find Gina Rippon: https://www.ginarippon.com/
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Since the day we are born, we face deeply ingrained (false) beliefs that our sex determines our skills and preferences - from toys and colors to career choices and salaries. Using the latest neuroscience, Gina unpacks the stereotypes and shows how these messages mold our ideas of ourselves, each other and even shape our brains accordingly. She explores how the idea of a gendered brain has led to long-standing inequality and how busting these myths can help reduce the (mis)use of neuroscience research to (mis)represent our understanding of the brain.
Some topics of discussion include:
1. The origins of the âfemale brainâ and âmale brainâ myth, and what perpetuates it
2. How âa gendered world produces a gendered brainâ
3. How early âgender bombardmentâ begins and the role it has from day zero of a childâs life
4. Why women experience lower levels of self-esteem and higher rates of self-silencing
5. The gender gap in certain STEM fields
6. The future of sex and gender, and where we need to go from here in order to get rid of these myths once and for all
And more!
The quotes you will hear read during the interview are taken directly from the book, The Gendered Brain.
Transcription is available here: https://www.thestoryofwomanpodcast.com/blog/e3-woman-and-sex-gender-myths-gina-rippon-the-gendered-brain
Buy the book:
US: https://bookshop.org/a/80198/9780525435372
UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9266/9781784706814
Mentioned in the episode:
Scientific American article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity-of-sex-determination/
Testosterone Rex - Cordelia Fine: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9266/9781785783180
Reshma Saujani - Girls Who Code
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Daphna Joel
Lise Eliot - Pink Brain, Blue Brain: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9266/9781851687992
Where to find Gina Rippon: https://www.ginarippon.com/
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- Become a Patron for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee
- Follow along: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Tik Tok | Youtube | LinkedIn
- Subscribe to the newsletter
- Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts - and be sure to rate and review to help other people find us!
- Explore The Story of Woman book recommendations in the US and the UK - purchases support the podcast AND local bookstores đ€©
^links can be found on The Story of Woman Youtube channel or The Story of Woman website
www.thestoryofwomanpodcast.com
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