Another manifestation of denial of
the biological differences between the sexes takes the form of a man's declaring, in effect, «My gender is what I say it is.
[3] In other words, even if one could identify a clear set of
biological differences between the sexes (beyond the already known ones that relate to reproduction), they might very well be the product of environment and socialisation.
That is because arguments about innate
biological differences between the sexes have persisted long past the time they should have been put to rest.
These distinctions often are linked to sex hormones, which create and maintain many but not all of
the biological differences between the sexes.
According to the Sun, he blames
biological differences between sexes for the low number of female workers in leadership positions.
Not exact matches
When Larry Summers voiced the scientifically incontestable observation that
biological differences between men and women contribute to the imbalance of the
sexes in math - dominated fields, his enemies at Harvard used his political blunder to force him out as the university's president.
Whereas
sex is a matter of
biological differences between men and women, gender refers to social
differences based on these sexual
differences.
Whereas
sex is a matter of
biological difference between men and women, gender refers to social
differences based on these sexual
differences.
«While gender discrimination is an obvious cause, our results suggest that
biological influences
between the
sexes, and our responses to the
differences, could potentially be another factor to consider.»
The Gender Summit is a platform for dialogue where scientists, policymakers, gender scholars and stakeholders in science systems examine new research evidence showing when, why, and how
biological differences (
sex) and socio - cultural
differences (gender)
between females and males impact on outcomes.
What we need is not gender matching but greater understanding of the
biological differences between males and females and the different psychological worlds each
sex inhabits.