Why They Are Silencing the Truth About Men and Women | Heather Heying (Replay)

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Jun 1, 2024

Heather Heying, an evolutionary biologist, challenges the contemporary narrative on gender differences. She emphasizes the biological roles of men and women and the dangers of denying these inherent distinctions. The conversation delves into the impact of social movements on trust in objective truth and critiques modern parenting styles that overprotect children. Heying also discusses the necessity of risk-taking for personal growth and reveals how these dynamics shape successful workplace environments and societal functions.

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Gender Roles Debate

Societal concern over traditional gender roles sparked a debate about inherent versus socialized differences between sexes.
Some wrongly extrapolated that all differences are purely social constructs, neglecting biological and cross-cultural evidence.

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Reproductive Success

Evolutionary biology shows no inherent advantage to being male or female; reproductive success is balanced.
While men might have higher reproductive variance, women's reproductive success is more consistent across the population.

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Mixed Hierarchies

All social primate species exhibit separate male and female hierarchies.
Human societies are unique in blending these hierarchies, creating complexities and challenges.

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On this episode of Conversations with Tom, Tom is joined by Evolutionary Biologist Heather Heying to discuss such matters and more as they explore today’s society and the undeniable biological differences between men and women, how each sex has a unique and powerful role in societies, and why in today’s modern age, culture wars has eroded trust in objective truth.

They discuss today’s social movements and the harmful consequences of letting them go too far, the differences between men and women in society, how hunter-gatherer societies may be key to understanding our roles, the origin of men and women being divided in society by role and purpose, the dangers we face if we continue to deny our differences, why the culture war movements are power hungry, how to have a successful workplace environment and team, and the risks we face as a society if we overprotect our children and refuse to let them take risks and make their own decisions.

[Original air date: 12-10-20].

SHOW NOTES:

Controversy | Heather reveals why talking about the sexes is now a hot button issue. [0:18]

Better? | Heather discusses if it’s really better to be a male in today’s modern society. [4:55]

Hierarchy | Heather discusses the social hierarchy of males and females. [9:20]

Hunter-Gatherer | Heather reveals what males and females inherently gravitate towards in a hunter-gatherer society. [19:53]

Gendered | Heather reveals why cultures divide and label roles as being male or female. [27:18]

Useful | Heather discusses the productive friction between how the sexes work together. [37:41]1]

Erode | Heather reveals the tools used today to erode the power of others with society. [52:52]

Teams | Heather and Tom discuss team dynamics, gender roles, and why all that matters is being able to get it done. [58:08]

Choices | Heather discusses if certain traits, choices, or passions are actually ‘better.’ [1:07:09]

Fulfillment | Heather shares the fulfillment she feels from presenting challenging and intellectual discussions with diverse groups of people from all walks of life. [1:09:55]]

Risks | Heather reveals the rules she has for her kids so they take on risks. [1:23:58]

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