from sbsolter

Pink Brain, Blue Brain is a thorough investigation into gender differences by neuroscientist Lise Eliot. With a nuanced and scientific perspective, she delves into all the major cognitive gender differences observed in children and adults and explores the source of these differences. Initial chap...

from comixminx

Extremely interesting, well-written, well-referenced book on why gender differences in babies, kids, and adults are real but not unchangeable & set in stone. Another tool in the toolbox to use against the pervasive wrongness of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus and suchlike. (See also The M...

from terriko

Very interesting research on how little children differ by gender at birth, and how quickly that changes. Heavily on the side of nuture over nature, but with an awful lot of interesting research to back it up. As a non-parent, I felt a lot like it has been written for parents, so if you find that...

from japaul22

This was a very interesting and well-written book. The author (who is a neuroscientist and also a mother of 2 boys and 1 girl) goes through the current scientific studies about the differences between the brains and hormones of girls and boys from inside the womb through the teenage years. As the...

from Wassilissa

Dieses Buch über die Geschlechtsunterschiede zwischen Mädchen und Jungen ist wissenschaftlich fundiert und anspruchsvoll. Dabei ist es trotzdem gut und unterhaltsam zu lesen. Als Fazit kurz zusammengefasst: Es gibt Unterschiede, doch sie sind kleiner als man denkt. Vieles ist sozialisationsbeding...