Is There a Discrimination Against Women?

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There are more women medical doctors than men, writes the author. She says we tend to focus on male-dominated professions such as medicine and science. But there's something about other things like corporate america that doesn't match up with female representation in those jobs - why is that? We don't live in a country that has great support for women having kids, she asks.

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.