
S5 Ep1: The gender gap: Nature or nurture?
VoxTalks Economics
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Evolutionary Psychology and Socially Constructed Preferences Coexist
For gender related interests, such as succor or children, the difference between men and women is greater in more gender equal countries. Whereas for non generrelated interest, such as travelling or fitness, we find precisely the opposite. So that means that your hypothesis is supported here, that these theories do coexist indeed. There is no full proof way to differentiate innate preferences from socially constructed preferences.
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