Women Are Incredibly Competitive and Aggressive, and Status Conscious

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Women are incredibly competitive and aggressive also, and are also status conscious. But in women who have low testastrone, their form of aggression and competition tends to be one which does not expose themselves to a physical harm or s much, much reduced compared to men. A female reproductive success is not dependent on success in physical competitions, but on being healthy, having letter resources and living a long life relative to men. So i thinktha, the advertising of cues of status and fighting ability and competitive ability - that's really interesting and important for humans. And does have a relationship to tust asteron.

In episode 204, Michael Shermer speaks with codirector of undergraduate studies in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, Carole Hooven, PhD about testosterone. While most people agree that sex differences in human behavior exist, they disagree about the reasons. But the science is clear: testosterone is a potent force in human society, driving the bodies and behavior of the sexes apart. But, as Hooven shows in T, it does so in concert with genes and culture to produce a vast variety of male and female behavior. And, crucially, the fact that many sex differences are grounded in biology provides no support for restrictive gender norms or patriarchal values. In understanding testosterone, we better understand ourselves and one another — and how we might build a fairer, safer society.