S1 E3. Woman and Sex-Gender Myths: Gina Rippon, The Gendered Brain

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: The origins of the “female brain” and “male brain” myth, and what perpetuates it How “a gendered world produces a gendered brain” How early “gender bombardment” begins and the role it has from day zero of a child’s life Why women experience lower levels of self-esteem and higher rates of self-silencing The gender gap in certain STEM fields 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! Powered by The Trouble Club: use the code STORY25 to get 25% off all Trouble ticket sales and membership payments  The quotes you will hear read during the interview are taken directly from the book, The Gendered Brain. Transcription is available here Mentioned in the episode: Scientific American article Testosterone Rex - Cordelia Fine Reshma Saujani - Girls Who Code Anne Fausto-Sterling Daphna Joel Lise Eliot - Pink Brain, Blue Brain -- 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 🤩 www.thestoryofwomanpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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They say it’s a man’s world... so what does that mean for the rest of us? This podcast is on a mission to find out.  The consequences of woman's exclusion from our world are so deeply embedded that they are all but impossible to see... unless you are looking. Featuring interviews with those who explore our world through the female gaze, The Story of Woman looks at everything from the economy, healthcare, gender roles, and more. Each episode dives deep into where we are, how we got here, and what still needs to be changed in order to (finally) rewrite the story of mankind to become the story of humankind. To us, ‘woman’ means all those who presently identify as such - regardless of which body they were born with. This includes other marginalized genders such as those who identify as non-binary, gender fluid, or anywhere else on the spectrum of gender.