"Fed up with men from Mars and women from Venus? In this witty corrective [Testosterone Rex], psychologist Cordelia Fine examines the fraying “biological big picture” of sexual selection, and corrals findings in evolutionary science, neuroscience and endocrinology to add nuance to it. As she demonstrates, the genetic and hormonal components of sex 'collaborate' in complex ways with societal aspects of the developmental system, such as education. Gendered marketing, men-only expert panels and other sexist norms may seem trivial, but their cumulative impact is ultimately damaging." - Nature
Here you can find selected examples of Cordelia's books, book chapters, academic articles and popular media pieces scrutinising the science of sex differences in brain and behaviour. University of Melbourne students can take a look at the subject Sex & Gender in the Sciences.
Cordelia Fine has spoken on this topic at a diverse range of organizations and events, including The Bernal Lecture @ Birkbeck College London, International Academy of Sex Research (keynote), Society for Neuroscience (keynote), The Edinburgh Medal Address, British Neuroscience Society Conference, Center for the Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences @ Stanford University, Maurice Blackburn Annual Leaders Meeting, International Particle Physics Accelerator Conference, the Royal Society of Victoria, the 2023 Fay Gale Lecture (Academy of Social Sciences in Australia), and Sex/Gender Differences: The Big Conversation (Santa Fe Boys Educational Foundation).
Here you can find selected examples of Cordelia's books, book chapters, academic articles and popular media pieces scrutinising the science of sex differences in brain and behaviour. University of Melbourne students can take a look at the subject Sex & Gender in the Sciences.
Cordelia Fine has spoken on this topic at a diverse range of organizations and events, including The Bernal Lecture @ Birkbeck College London, International Academy of Sex Research (keynote), Society for Neuroscience (keynote), The Edinburgh Medal Address, British Neuroscience Society Conference, Center for the Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences @ Stanford University, Maurice Blackburn Annual Leaders Meeting, International Particle Physics Accelerator Conference, the Royal Society of Victoria, the 2023 Fay Gale Lecture (Academy of Social Sciences in Australia), and Sex/Gender Differences: The Big Conversation (Santa Fe Boys Educational Foundation).
"Delusions of Gender takes on that tricky question, Why exactly are men from Mars and women from Venus?, and eviscerates both the neuroscientists who claim to have found the answers and the popularizers who take their findings and run with them. ... What all this adds up to, she says, is neurosexism. ... Dr. Fine's research is well documented, with 82 pages of footnotes. ... [R]ead this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is." - New York Times
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"Feminism may be on the brink of being acceptable, but it's still regarded with suspicion in science. Common thinking is that while feminism is all very well for Gender Studies, it should be kept away from science, lest political preferences of how women, men, and the world should be lead to distortion of scientific evidence as to how they actually are." |
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"If you study the science of sex differences, social events always have a whiff of testosterone.""Neuroimaging technologies are having increasing impact in the study of complex cognitive and social processes. In this emerging field of social cognitive neuroscience, a central goal should be to increase the understanding of the interaction between the neurobiology of the individual and the environment in which humans develop and function." |