Stossel: The Science Around Male Brains vs. Female Brains

[@Nomenius1]

"If you look closely" pretty much directly translates to "ignore all the data you see except this one part that sorta matches what I'm saying"

[@robrick9361]

You're sexist, therefore your argument is invalid. You loss, bye bye......shut the website off!

[@marlboroman2393]

rob rick what?

[@MElixirDNB]

lmao truth, shes just getting rich off telling people what they want to hear, clever manipulator

[@marcsv0174]

@@robrick9361 Exactly how the left think.

[@praisethelordjesuschrist3554]

Sounds like a liberal

[@bnbwhitezombie]

Making laws to remedy the results of freedom. I've never heard a more perfect definition of government.

[@chiefro7]

Most profound statement to come from youtube... possibly ever.

[@GeloKuhsang]

Also what's the point of remedying it in this case, what's the problem? What's wrong with women doing their things and men doing theirs? Sounds like idiotic social engineering just for the sake of it

[@MElixirDNB]

i want to marry her after that line

[@kazkikongokiller6447]

@@GeloKuhsang "Idiotic social engineering" meaning foreign Communist subversion and the introduction of degenerate ideas such as "gender equality", the destruction of the family unit, normalization of promiscuity and the myth that America is the most evil country on the world and was built on nothing but slavery, genocide and imperialism.

[@davidemmyg]

The destruction of family unit is brought about by modern socioeconomic factors and industrialisation. When one wage earner was not enough to support a family the other parent went into work and that has unbalanced the proverbial cart. Why stay in an abusive relationship when you can do it on your own. Thinking america was not built on slavery, genocide etc needs some special mental acrobatics and denial of what happened might put your very intelligence to scrutiny. If it helps you think that america did whatever the rest of the world was doing at that point in time.

[@matthewronsson]

"...aren't women in general better nurturers?" "No, next question." (dismissal-don't discuss any facts).

[@Hanoua2]

she looked like fun in a party lol

[@n.h.moreno]

Right!!! Stein-him.

[@hrgrhrhhr]

Based pfp

[@gdcat777]

This is true, I've known more nurturing men than women.

[@holypain8152]

She is emotional(aggressiv), and I would say that women are more emotional or at least more showing than men, that's why she acted this way.

[@Eukatae]

"we will keep making laws to remedy what is actually just a result of freedom". Best quote from interview.

[@AstrobotJones]

We need more interviews with that individual, she's top notch and seems to know what she's talking about

[@Boristien405]

Last two sentences were brilliantly put ngl

[@roca967]

Jennifer Roback-Morse makes a good point in her talks - that impossible ideologies are totalitarian by their nature. Someone who advocates for this 100% gender parity, for example, will need endless control over people in order to force everyone to fit the assigned mould.

[@nintendo9231889]

The last few sentences are so apt, especially "it's actually a statement about the true nature of the world". Wow

[@user-jc2ez6ig5z]

Look at all creatures. There’s always major differences between the men and women across the board. This doesn’t make human women a lesser life-form, it’s just reality

[@pete1853]

The scientific term for that phenomenon is "sexual dimorphism".

[@Wewereneveryoung]

I read you comment wrong, I agree👍

[@anomaly9156]

The thing is that there is enough overlap that it isn't rare to find outliers from other gender.

[@zeehero7280]

Women are physically superior to men in some ways. just generally not ways that relate to brute force. virtually all our physical milestones in society are intended for men, so it's not always as obvious that women tend to have far more endurance, and can reach much greater levels of balance and flexibility. Sure men are gonna always hold the advantage in sheer brute power, why is that so important? it's not lol.

[@Nnubbs]

Oh man. Did you just assume there are only two genders/sexes. Here come the people with pitchforks

[@ared18t]

There's only three but the third is super super rare.

[@AstrobotJones]

Dis you just assume their implement?

[@MaxAmerica.Freedom]

LOL! Unfortunately. However, they are mostly witches. Just in time for Halloween.

[@joshuawadsworth6417]

@@ared18t no just 2

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

If gender is bimodal then how can gender be binary? Wouldn't that also make us all non-binary?

[@Anthony-ot8vl]

I want to watch Braveheart for the 1000th time and my wife wants to watch a lifetime movie. End of discussion.

[@bug5654]

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!

[@TheTCOLL]

Pretty unbelievable that these people are debating something that is so evident and a universal truth isn't it?

[@sivonparansun]

@@bug5654 hahahahaha

[@Kr4zYm0f0]

thats because you got married, you want that freedom

[@brucewayne5916]

Lol 🤣 this one will kill all gender debates

[@j74s98]

Wonder if Rippon has kids. Anyone who's raised boys and girls knows there's a difference.

[@deidara_8598]

I think deep inside she already knows by the way she back pedals when put under scrutiny.

[@Muonium1]

The usual response here is that "you're just seeing differences in your kids because you subconsciously socially indoctrinated them into patriarchy because you suffer from internalized misogyny if you're the mother, or you're a sexist bigot who wants to preserve and propagate his male privilege to the next generation if you're the father." This is what they actually believe. It's an unfalsifiable dogma. They're in a cult because they've been brainwashed by delusional "gender studies" departments who believe the exact same things and who've insulated themselves totally from any legitimate outside criticism by automatically branding all of it "sexist" and "bigoted".

[@johnfalls2497]

Gina Rippon is ripping us off.

[@LibertarianRF]

Common sense is missing of course

[@asdharleychuck123]

Well, there are differences such as hormone production, muscle mass, etc. However, why can't how toys and activities are marketed play a role as well? How society dictates gender rolls play apart? My niece's like to play soccer and one of my nephew's likes my Little pony. People should focus more on the fact the child is it's own individual and then we would see more women going into computer fields. Sure, there are people out there that say since women don't go into blue collared jobs proves men and women are different but society has changed and even white collared jobs are more desirable by men.

[@tehArgento]

If there are no differences then why are there differences?

[@ShankarSivarajan]

Sexism! Racism!

[@DzheiSilis]

Then

[@jerrybear3081]

"its the differences, of which there are none, that make the sameness exceptional!" Principal Skinner

[@Dmanderic1979]

Lol truth

[@AlanZapp]

Sexiss! Rayciss!

[@WarningStrangerDanger]

Actual neuroscientist here: the key takeaway is that there is enough overlap that it isn't rare to find outliers from the norm.

[@gregbell2117]

@EBE Are there hormone differences that influence behavior/aptitude?

[@WarningStrangerDanger]

@@gregbell2117 hormones have a subtle effect on cognitive performance that is inconsistent between individuals and sexes. The ratios between hormone levels have as much effect as any hormone itself. A particular man can have higher estrogen than a particular woman, but due to his even higher testosterone, not seem particularly abnormal, for example. Hormones do not have a strong impact relative to learned behavior, but the cumulative impact of hormones on learned behaviors can add up over time. Men and women are different, structurally and chemically. However, they are much more alike than different, and while the differences are more captivating to laymen, it is important to remember these differences are still slight. While there are individuals in the extremes of either sex, and they will pull the respective ends of their statistical bell curves out, most of us fall within the overlap.

[@gregbell2117]

@@WarningStrangerDanger You're throwing in cognitive performance and learned behaviors. I think I'm asking about natural tendencies (choices? behaviors?) at large. For example, I had a woman tell me last weekend that men were no less geared towards childcare than women. This seems absurd to me, given all the sex-based biological differences there are. Oxytocin springs to mind. So, bottom line, do the hormone differences (e.g. oxytocin) and hormone ratio differences (e.g. estrogen to testosterone) between the sexes dictate big swings in choices and behaviors between men and women in society at large or not?

[@WarningStrangerDanger]

@@gregbell2117 It is true that natural tendencies are subtle, but across lifetimes and large populations, there are definite sex-linked trends outlining sexual dimorphism. Childcare is a particularly great example. The research on fatherhood is extensive. Mothers and fathers tend to approach parental care differently, and both appear to be highly beneficial to children's upbringing. Oxytocin isn't unique to women, and oxytocin bonding between fathers and their children is a core reason why many fathers go to great lengths to care for their families. Men rear children differently, but without fathers, many behavioral problems can arise. It takes both to provide an ideal situation. There isn't an innate lack of competence for childcare in men. Fathers that are highly involved in parenthood are highly correlated with the child's development of self-discipline and even higher lifetime earnings. The trend of men's focus on objects and women's focus on people can have a subtle, yet vital impact to ensure a child's well-rounded upbringing. Even if subtle, the contrast in the natural parenting approaches can add up over the course of a childhood. As with a lot of things in the brain, cumulative exposure has a powerful effect that cannot be underestimated. This includes generational enculturation, where habits and behaviors are passed down from grandparents to parents to children. These have an effect of magnifying the behavioral patterns often associated with the sexes. Fathers are very effective teachers for their kids, but they're even better teachers if they, themselves, were taught by their father.

[@SharonPresleyWriter]

@@WarningStrangerDanger Thank you for an intelligent comment in this morass of yahooism.

[@soulbi23]

2019: Men and women are different. What a great discovery!

[@MaxAmerica.Freedom]

LOL! Fortunately I discovered that on my first date.

[@HikaruYamamoto]

@@DainBramaged00 I think its mostly because it doesn't always match themselves. Like me for example I have a more male brain despite being female, Jeffree Star has a feminine brain and theres nothing wrong with that. Sure there are differences but we can have different scales of that difference. Overall women will more likely be feminine and men be masculine. But there are many exceptions.

[@f.b.i6889]

@@HikaruYamamoto Is this based off of speculation or a brain scan?

[@HikaruYamamoto]

@@f.b.i6889 Science and common sense. If you understand genetics and DNA its pretty obvious that its not always perfect. Gender is not black and white, we all have a different mix. Overall in general women will act feminine and men will act masculine. But it is also common for a male to have a more feminine structured brain and a woman to have a male structured brain. Thats why there are so many LGBT people. And why many feminine men don't gain muscle almost as if their body thinks they are female. Also there is a reason why men have nipples. Because its much better to give them to all instead of risk a woman not having any. Thats just how DNA works.

[@f.b.i6889]

@@HikaruYamamoto Ok, still need the brain scan, tho. Predictions are cool and all but you can't display them as fact. If there is a low chance of something happening, that doesn't mean it won't happen. Edit: Let me correct myself. Just because you *think* something has a low chance of happening, doesn't mean it won't happen.

[@BUSeixas11]

These people hate voluntary behavior when it contradicts their political goals

[@a_c35]

People that dont think men and women think differently have clearly not talked to and met other people in real life

[@josephbrown9685]

Exactly. Socialization may play some role, but it’s clear that much of it is inherently gender based. It’s bizarre how some people are so adamant about convincing others of their views that they’ll ignore science and obvious reality to do it.

[@smokexsmoke99]

@@josephbrown9685 Imagine your mind was uploaded to a body of the opposite sex. Now imagine waking up every morning to see a face your mind doesn't recognize and a body that just doesn't seem to fit. Biologically someone may be born male but there is a brain disorder called gender dysphoria in which the individuals brain is a different gender then the body they were born in. so even though their body is biologically male, their brain is female just like yours which makes them a female. there are also people who don’t identify fully with either gender but we won’t even go into that, I don’t think your peanut brain could understand too much at once. The brains of men and women are different. It had been found that the brains of trans people more closely align with the characteristics of their gender identity than their assigned gender at birth.

[@smokexsmoke99]

Gender is not always a case of nurture. The Dr. Money and David Reimer experiment are proof of this. As a run down, David Reimer had a botched circumcision, which left him without a penis as a baby. With the approval of his parents, a psychiatrist named doctor money decided to try and raise him as a girl. Despite his purely female socialization as a child, he suffered throughout his life with knowing he was a man.

[@escapelabyrinth]

In a crazy World, we need scientist to tell us man and woman are different.

[@Nnubbs]

Apparent we do

[@Dude0000]

Hi I’m from the future and now even scientists don’t know what a women is, or more precisely, they’re scared of articulating it because crazy men in dresses mob them with crazy women who think they’re men with all their enablers.

[@joemilton3273]

You start talking about “the true nature of the world” and you’re going to pop a lot of bubbles.

[@lennylobstar2692]

Women are meant to reproduce

[@f.b.i6889]

@@lennylobstar2692 If you are saying they *should* do it (because it's their purpose in life). I'd advise not to; I don't want the US to end up like China (heavily overpopulated). It's like saying all men should work and show no emotions (because that's our purpose). All it will lead to is depression. I still get your point, tho.

[@squarepegroundhole8211]

End of the video... ‘we will make laws to remedy the results of freedom’ That is society in a nutshell right now.

[@AlanZapp]

Terrifying but true, sir. And yet? The physical work must go on, conducted 98.9% by MEN.

[@squarepegroundhole8211]

Alan Zapp someone has to actually build the safe space 😉

[@ffggxfhhvgffhgdtygxyggeyhgfhfg]

This lady is crazy there is a huge difference

[@wolfpack4128]

"When it comes to brain structures they are almost the same". No one is arguing that the hardware is different, we're arguing the operating system is different. Like yeah, I could run windows millennium on my brand new laptop or windows 10 so I'd bet either way I'd have the same experience.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Here comes the "your wrong" crowd and never explains why ehh I'm used to it being on a college campus

[@Dmanderic1979]

Lol so let's do the testing again but... my way so I can get the results that match my feelings she says.

[@blackdoveyt]

In the psychology classes i took in college in 2001, they taught the differences between the brains of the TWO sexes(genders).

[@ft4903]

Lololololol you even know you're wrong hence why you had to put gender after sex. Sex and gender are distinct per the consensus of experts in the fields relevant to this topic.

[@blackdoveyt]

@@ft4903 name a gender other than male or female then.

[@ft4903]

@@blackdoveyt Do you mean name a sex? Because all I'm telling you is that sex and gender are distinct and me not having a name for something doesn't actually speak to the truth of it. Plus I'm not even sure any dilineation on the spectrum of gender can even be meaningful. But if your asking for another sex other than male or female it would be intersex.

[@blackdoveyt]

@@ft4903 that isnt another sex, as the name actually clearly states. The prefix "inter" means between, as in between male and female. Someone who is intersex will be biologically(chromosomally) male or female, even if their genitals dont match the "normal" version of either. And why cant you name a gender other than male or female? It may be 18 years since I studied this in college but I still remember it😂 And sure, if you say that gender is essentially an arbitrary thing that can be whatever you choose from day to day, then it is nothing, but that isnt science. Thats changing the definitions of words to accomplish a political end. "The spectrum of gender" is the kind of meaningless nonsense that I'm talking about. As a bisexual person myself, I'm fine with saying things are on a spectrum, as long as you define the spectral characteristics. Feeling like a feminine male or masculine female? Wanna wear womens cloths but youre a male? Awesome. I have done it myself! But dont pretend like that means youre some new gender. Doing what youre doing with words, in an attempt to gain power over other people by controlling their language makes words lose all meaning. And in all the times I've asked, the only answer to "name a gender other than male or female", the only answer i get is "non-binary". Non-binary isnt a gender. Its saying what something is NOT, not telling you what it IS. If theyre "non-binary", what are they? Can you tell me what that is, since the term itself only defines what it is NOT?

[@ft4903]

@@blackdoveyt Actually no, chromosomally they are genetically distinct hence the reason for the different category. Double Y and all that, if their both then then there can't be an or, plus based on genitals those lines get super fuzzy so you're essentially just making an arbitrary choice in a dichotomy when a categorical change is in order. The same reason I can't name a scientifically coherent label for races. On a spectrum such as race or gender it's hard to find any delineation that's criteria isn't arbitrary or meaningful at all. You could literally draw your lines for every person on earth so everyone has their own gender. So a name isn't really relevant to the fact of gender being on a spectrum as there might not be a necessity to make sub categories. I never said that gender itself was an arbitrary thing, please read what I'm actually writing. What I actually said that, in terms of gender, the delineations between masculine and feminine are essentially arbitrary because the criterion we use are arbitrary. I have no idea if someone can change genders on a whim but I'm skeptical. As for what is and isn't science, I'll leave that to the actual scientists. The bulk of experts in their respective fields already recognize the distinction between sex and gender, if you disagree with the PhD's I can't help you. Again here you're obsessing over semantics when all I actually care about is the concept, words or language says nothing about the truth of a thing. Also this change in our understanding of the concept comes from experts in their respective fields not a political party, political parties latch onto things after they're already tenable. Here you say you're apparently OK with orientation being on a spectrum and those delineations being almost as arbitrary while failing to realize you're accusing yourself of pretending to be bi. Lolo loll here you're starting to devolve into conspiracy about language being changed with specific intent. What I guess you and a lot of other people fail to understand is that words have no objective meanings, words have usages that change over time. Have you ever seen those little numbers in the dictionary by the usages? You obviously went to college as you said you studied psych I'm sure you've heard of the field of Etymology, the study of how the usages of words change over time. Nothing I'm saying here is controversial at all. Don't tell me you're someone who thinks there are "postmodern neo marxists" running around lol imagine such a contradiction. Non binary is as legitimate as any other distinction pretty much which is arbitrary just based on the criterion and the math, like I said you could make infinite dilineations like you can with race. Non binary is actually a description of something too you seem to be upset it's not specific enough which is weird. Would it matter? If you've had no knowledge of the concept previously would something just click when you heard some random word? Or would you be just as lost when someone tried to describe the the ocean to you when you were a kid. And I mean you haven't really given a non arbitrary reason why it's not a valid label. A difference is all that is needed.

[@jccusell]

Thank you John Stossel for using your voice to contribute to the important Culture War discussion

[@SharonPresleyWriter]

I am a psychologist who taught Psychology of Women for many years. Unlike Stossel, I have read a great deal of the *original* research. NO ONE is claiming women and men are identical but there is substantial research that makes it clear that the differences are minor. Stossel was on this toot back in the 90s when he had a similar program, with a psychologist on his side and the politician Bella Abzug on the other. Fair much? I actually met him and told him so. Not that he cared or cares. For further information on this topic, see the Facebook page Research on Gender Issues.

[@semperparatus3685]

I am retired Air Force. I was a M60 Crew Served Weapons Gunner and my "Team" was a female. I had to carry the Weapon, extra barrel, ammo and she could only carry her M16 and pack. She NEVER kept up and NEVER remembered her tasks. If I spoke out I was "counseled" to not be gender shaming. I'M 100% Combat Disabled now...but I didn't gender shame!

[@OmegaTou]

"Making laws to remedy what is the result of freedom." Yep, sounds like government to me. Can we stop trying to legislate reality into our preconceived notions now?

[@peterpiper6362]

I am surprised that it wasn't mentioned how Sweden has some of the most progressive gender equality laws for their work force and yet men tend to focus on jobs traditionally viewed for "men" and women focused on jobs traditionally viewed for "women".

[@rdrrr]

This suggests that unequal distribution of the sexes in certain professions isn't a problem to be remedied but the result of different preferences for work between men and women. If only third-wave feminists could figure that out. Oh wait, then they'd be out of a job.

[@lovetobe6118]

My husband and I fully admit that we are different and we love it!. We love discussing how male and female differences compliment each other in so many regards: mental, physical, emotional, etc,... All this while we do break stereotypes like me loving sports and him loving dancing.

[@icysnow57cold64]

I have a question. How do males and females bond with each other? I don't see how men and women can bond (especially romantically) with each other. Women can build incredible friendships and become very close to each other in a way men can't bond, and science shows that women can bond very well with each other. Generally, women are even more social than men are. After something bad happens, a woman quickly rushes to talk to all of her female friends to get support, whereas a man can isolate himself and grief alone. Women tend to be more emotional, more caring, more empathic, more compassionate, more affectionate, more loyal, more nurturing, more understanding, more sympathetic, more sensitive, more kind hearted, more peaceful, more calmer, more gentle, more expressive, more intuitive, and more outward than men are, and thus bond more with other women in a special way that they can’t with men. Men, on the other hand, are not that emotional, and thus can’t bond with other men in a special way. Women are more comfortable being around with other women than they are with men. They have a type of bond that usually men with women won’t really have, or with men and men.

[@lovetobe6118]

@@icysnow57cold64 this is an excellent question that would take a couple hours of conversation to fully explore, but I will take you on a journey of thought. We currently live in modern societies that operate with different purposes than the original society humans evolved in. Most people go out to socialize for very different reasons and purposes. I want you to take a pause on what you observe in modern societies. Leave it on the table and step back in time thousands of years ago when humans lived in more indigenous tribal groups. This is the most basic society of the human race and bear in mind their are still a few basic primitive societies that still exist today. I want you to think now not in terms of socialization, but in terms of purposeful association. First ask the question? What did women in these primitive tribal societies do? What did the men do? We can make a long list of what each was doing, but a short list would be men were supposed to protect the tribe from threats like predators or enemy humans. Men were also supposed to hunt. A man's capacity to obtain meat determined how valuable he was to his mate and to the tribe as a whole. If you talk to a member of a primitive tribe they see and judge their men by how well they can fight and hunt. If he is a good hunter you are happy with your man. Men also would go as representatives to negotiate with other humans and the ones. They never sent the women in these roles unless she was escorted or the tribe had excellent relations, which rarely happened. I will explain why to this later. What did women primarily do in these tribes? Sometimes they would take the game from the men and butcher it sometimes the men would butcher. It depended on how easy it was for them to make food in that area. Women figured out how to use as much of the animal or wild game as possible including the skin, bones, organ, glands, etc... What remedies could they make from the different parts of the animal we now just toss away in the garbage at meat plants. Women would then preserve and prepare food which takes a lot more effort than now a days. They would also gather plants. It was quite difficult to gather adequate amount of nourishment from gathering, as it took a lot of effort when it came to caloric and nutritional gain versus amount of energy expended, and plants followed the seasons, which meant there would be times they couldn't get certain plants. Yet it was a key part to women's roles. Men would sometimes help with this task because it was that important. The reason it was critical was that was how the tribe gathered and produced medicinals. They would gather and preserve as best they could. If someone got sick with something, they couldn't go to the pharmacy or an herbal store to pick up herbs. So women actually played a key roles in healing. They were the medicine women and there would also be medicine men, but usually women did that role. Now let's ask what purpose or use did socializing have for the men? What purpose did socializing have for the women? They weren't socializing to feel better about living in a more hostile world. Building weapons, fortifications, preparing more food would be what would help them feel better. They socialized or associated primarily for two purposes, to pass on key skills and share in knowledge. I actually make it my occupation to study ancient tribal medicinals. And I have learned that it is difficult even with access to books and the internet to be an expert in everything, so I as a woman would benefit from making friends with women who are experts or studying in their medicinal Specialty. My Specialty is making and preparing lesser used parts of the wild game for medicinal purposes. My friend a few blocks away is a "gatherer". She will find valuable roots and herbs for healing local to the area and also cultivate medicinals in her garden. I build my relationship with her and respect by showing I am trustworthy, compassionate, willing to learn and help her in the kitchen. We exchange our specialties and benefit each other. It doesn't happen though unless we are friendly and compassionate, and build a spirit of trust. Tribal women form sisterships where they teach each other their knowledge. The woman who is knowledgeable in herbs and roots take over. The woman who knows how to heal certain ailments with bone marrow teaches her sisters. Basically women evolved socializing as a part of exchanging knowledge for preparing medicine, food, etc,... Men were less involved in that area because their socializing was more based on training the boys from a young age to fight, hunt, and to be good negotiators for the tribe. They socialize for diplomacy and warrior and hunting stealth. A man who chit chat all the love long day will be a terrible hunter. He would scare away the game. He needed to be able to be quiet and solitary whether alone or in a hunting party. While women were supposed to talk because their talk was about exchanging knowledge on food prep and medicinals, since eif they didn't learn or exchange the knowledge they would starve or get sick and die. Now We can come back to modernism. We socialize as women in a more compassionate sort of bond because our ancestors did it as a means of survival. Men are more quiet or more competitive with socializing because their ancestors were competitive to produce warriors and quiet to produce effective hunting parties. When the hunting parties came home women were supposed to sweep in and treat them for any sore muscles and injuries. That is where the men and women's original bond lies. That's why it was common in more modern wars for men to get married to the nurses that cared for them.

[@icysnow57cold64]

@@lovetobe6118 Male and female brains are wired very differently from each other. Females produce a lot more oxytocin than males do. And that's a reason why women tend to hug a lot more and be a lot more physically affectionate than men do. Females have a larger frontal cortex than males, making them a lot more emotional than males are. Also, males and females produce hormones that are very different from each other that affect their brains and their way of thinking very differently from each other. Male bodies usually produce high levels of testosterone and female bodies usually produce high levels of estrogen. So males and females are both mentally and physically different from each other, and that would probably make it harder for them to bond with each other. Women have oxytocin levels that are 8 times higher than in men. For women, oxytocin creates a strong emotional bond. It is released 3 times in a woman’s life at a very intense level.

[@icysnow57cold64]

@@lovetobe6118 According to a lot of research, women have better communication and understanding skills than men do. Women are much better at understanding emotions than men are. Women are also better at expressing themselves and empathizing than men are. Women are better at understanding other people and at interpreting their feelings, which are deep as desires, aspirations, intentions, etc. Women excel at understanding. Clearly. Men on the other hand, generally speaking, are not as good at picking up on the subtle cues of communication. So they in general prefer simple and clear, direct, and obvious communication. Women never have a hard time understanding what men are trying to say. If they do, it's often because they are distrustful. Women in general have an uncanny ability to read between the lines, to read body language, and to decipher meaning in what other people are actually trying to say, or to pick up on signals about what someone isn't trying to say and what they are really thinking. Women communicate better than men do whether through verbal on nonverbal means. This is shown by many researchers conducted over the years since Lakoff’s ‘Men Women and Language’. Everyone would know that if they have at least two sisters. So that would mean that it would be harder for a man and woman or two men to bond each other than it would be for two women, and that would also mean that the bond and connection between a man and woman or man and man can never be near as strong and deep as the bond between two women is.

[@icysnow57cold64]

@@lovetobe6118 Women tend to express emotions more than men. A lot of people say that women are more emotionally intelligent than men are (I'm not sure if that's true or not). But if it is, wouldn't that make it very hard for men and women to bond with each other? Men and women are wired differently from each other, and women produce a lot more oxytocin than men do. Here's a quote I found in an article about how men's brains may not be wired for much connection: "A 2014 study found that males had stronger neural connections in the parts of the brain responsible for perception and action, while females had better connectivity along the neural pathways linking analytics to intuition - two areas used heavily in interpersonal connection. Before this study, differences in these kinds of neural pathways had never been highlighted among such a large sample size (949 individuals)."

[@Bcrawlspace]

"There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people." -Thomas Jefferson

[@radthadd]

@Maui Caui lol no

[@jerrybear3081]

"its the differences, of which there are none, that make the sameness, exceptional!" Principal Seymour Skinner

[@keepingitwild5994]

"Should we give this message...?" What on Earth has science got to do with messages? She summed it all up; I am not a scientist, but a messenger.

[@himeldas6229]

Stossel is one of the most objective journalists of our time. I wish we had more journalists like him.

[@drno62]

My question is, if women are 'pushed' towards ballet or whatever and men are 'pushed' towards competitive sports, where did that come from? Why did society evolve to do that?

[@blist14ant]

Africa is different. Before Islam and Christianity, African women were encouraged to become warriors. A lot of them were generals and chiefs.

[@jakepenfold8092]

No they weren't. This is a massive cherry picking of data by university radicals. Across cultures and civilisations, there are alnost universal differences between the sexes.

[@Victor-iq5rd]

@Templar rip africa

[@blist14ant]

@Templar west and east Africa had done well in history.

[@Gunner77269]

This arguement from people who think there no differences are so ridiculous. Obviously the male and female brain is like 98% the same. It's our central nervous system. its function and the way it functions is the same for everyone. For every mammal really. But that 2% difference makes a huge difference.

[@martymcfly5423]

0:12 "Arent women in general better nurturers?" "NO. Next Question" 😁 and its so true

[@AtlasFullsun]

Gina Rippon: repeat sampling until you get the desired outcome.

[@K9388-n3z]

Great channel sir...

[@rohirrim9821]

4:25 To be 100% fair colorblindness is genetic,infuenced by a recessive mutation of the X chromosome,women have 2 X chrmosomes,and men have XY,meaning women can carry it,but not be neccesarily affected,if men have the mutation then they will always be affected.

[@ShawnPitman]

I'd like to see a study on the brains of "gender researchers" and actual scientists.

[@lordtullus9942]

Well you'd be surprised. Most of those brains are damaged in the prefrontal cortex.

[@Nosferatu311]

“We’ll just keep making laws to remedy what is just the result of freedom” Brilliant

[@chazdoomy1512]

That ending line is beautiful

[@aaronh5792]

6:06 "... and we're going to keep making laws to remedy what's really just the result of freedom." Amazingly said!

[@Aseutester]

Stereotypes are based on reality!

[@paryanindoeur]

_"Let's do it again... until we get the answer I want."_

[@coreymcmichael8988]

“Making laws to remedy the results of freedom”

[@edwardheaney3641]

That closing statement is very well put. "We will keep making laws to remedy what is just the result of freedom"

[@whitewolf55673]

I love this guy! He always tries to look at both sides!

[@CitadelPhotography]

Boom. That closing statement was so profound.

[@ActualHumanPerson]

Testosterone is the same as Oestrogen.

[@radthadd]

Up is the same as down

[@a_wild_beast7064]

Red is the same as Blue Black is the same as White Sun is the same as Moon X is the same as Y Sword is the same as Shield Heart is the same as Soul Gold is the same as Silver Ash is the same as Gary Nurse Joy is the same as Nurse Joy And Professor Oak *WILL* hit on your mother-

[@leetaylor1593]

Men and women are like forks and spoons, different but equally needed.

[@morbidlyboreddr.strangelov3420]

The problem is we're confusing social studies as a science.

[@morbidlyboreddr.strangelov3420]

@@HWEWSWEW 100% agreed, good day.

[@whitewolf55673]

This guy actually makes a lot of good points. No wonder KZbin want him censored

[@durablewatermark]

“Science isn’t just as neat-“

[@zeehero7280]

Men and women's thoughts are similar enough where it really counts but there are certainly differences. Less about how they think differently and more the process and emotion associations. different hormones and physical structure and all that. It's not actually that important aside from having different health needs and mental health needs. Accepting men and women are different but congruent (equal without being identical) important is something anyone with half a brain has already done.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

Yes put a girl on a high school team, I'm all for that, just don't get mad when she gets knocked out by a 200lbs freshman...

[@tradersendeavors]

200 pound freshman gonna knock out other freshman too most highscholers these days are small and skinny

[@charismaticcreature7875]

If SHE wants to do so, and SHE is a 200 lbs and 6 ft tall woman -- admittedly unusual but it happens -- think of Serena Williams! -- yes, sure, why not.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@charismaticcreature7875 The women's equipped bench press record belongs to Becca Swanson from the United States, who lifted 272.5 kg (601 lb) (2008, American Powerlifting Federation standards) The current world record "raw" bench press (without a bench shirt) is 350kg / 770 lbs set by Julius Maddox Of Owensboro, Ky, USA in March 2020.Nov 3, 2020 But you know, equal...

[@charismaticcreature7875]

@@Crazy-Chicken-Media : no one even remotely said that "all women are physically as big & strong as top male athletes". Also, I don't think the original poster was referring to bench pressing weight. It sounds like football, doesn't it? that's why I responded that "if a 200 lb FEMALE player wants to go up against a 200 lb MALE player...go for it". Most women are not that big, but a few are. Not all men are big powerful bench pressing weight-lifters, either. Most men could not beat Becca Swanson! that's pretty impressive IMHO. Surely you realize the Julius Maddox is almost certainly bigger, larger and heavier than Becca and also has a male advantage in upper body strength. You don't say how big Becca is -- and of course, bench pressing weights is not a very popular female endeavor, so her competition was far weaker -- nor how big Julius was. It would be more interesting to compare "like with like" -- two weight lifters of the same height and weight, similar training, etc. who were opposite sexes.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@charismaticcreature7875 The current mile world record holders are Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj with a time of 3:43.13 and Sifan Hassan of The Netherlands with the women's record of 4:12.33. Any excuse for runners?

[@justanotherlikeyou]

Wish these segments were longer, so interesting

[@SpatioTemporalEntity]

"Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles. Gender manifests on all planes." -The Kybalion "We must suppose that the perpendicular is designed by them to represent the masculine nature, the base the feminine, and that the hypotenuse is to be looked upon as the offspring of both; and accordingly the first of them will aptly enough represent OSIRIS, or the prime cause; the second, ISIS, or the receptive capacity; the last, HORUS, or the common effect of the other two."

[@emZee1994]

Diana's eyebrows are *BEAUTIFUL*

[@amslu]

This is true that there are gender-specific differences. The issue is that our culture places value on some gender-related behaviors more than others - just like any other, past or present, culture. But, a part of a great culture is that it is self-reflective. Of course, sometimes some of the opinions are wrong and stupid, but overall, in the grand scheme of things, this dialogue allows us to build a more egalitarian society - which, as shown by the history of our civilization, is overall positive :) Have a great day!

[@taliguevara567]

I don't agree with him on everything, but John Stossel is one of the best and one of my favorite reporters I've ever seen, he is very honest and blunt. We need more like him.

[@Hugatree1]

This myth has been circulating for at least 40 years that I know of. My sister was determined to raise her son and daughter as gender neutral, no pink or blue, no toys considered aggressive or particularly feminine, but there were dolls, building blocks, legos and such. My nephew left home at seventeen, joined the army and later became a martial arts instructor. My niece went on to have four kids, three marriages and run a day care. So much for gender neutral

[@charismaticcreature7875]

Of all the laughable ideas, the worst is that COLORS have a GENDER. No, they do not. In China and India....pink is an entirely masculine color. And when did "blue" ever belong only to men? Women love the color blue. You can argue (stupidly of course) that dolls are feminine, but building blocks and legos are masculine. However, I'm a woman and I grew up in the 60s and I played with BOTH -- also with trucks, Hot Wheels cars, Erector Sets and I had MY OWN Lionel train set, which I adored and still own. When little my brothers (and much later, my sons) happily played with baby dolls. They only grew out it by kindergarten age. They also liked playing "kitchen" with little toy kitchen set. And yes, all these folks -- myself, my brothers, my own kids and now my grandkids -- grew up totally normal men and women.

[@TheHorrorsPersistButSoDoI]

And you think those kids only had interactions with their parents and no society could affect their decisions? 🤭

[@smokexsmoke99]

Men and women have different brain structures though. And trans people's brain structures look like those of the opposite sex. So a transgendered woman is basically a woman trapped in a man's body, and a transgendered man is basically a man trapped in a woman's body. When a man says he feels like a woman trapped in a man's body, it's because she is. She may have grown up as a man, but she knows she's a woman because she doesn't relate to male experiences or anything. She isn't trying to be another gender, she's trying to be who she knows she is. She doesn't really know what it's like to be the opposite gender, a man. Sure, she may have been born with male genitalia, male stereotypes, and the expectations that a male would have. But she never felt like that's who she is. If a cis woman pretended to be a man for a week, she would feel uncomfortable and see it as a joke, because she truly knows she's not a man. So why is it so different if it's a trans woman who knows she's a trans woman, but still needs to pretend she's a man? Well, the main difference is time and that it's not funny when a trans person get's misgendered after being misgendered their whole life, but you know what I mean.

[@kanal2123a]

That lady might be wrong but she seems to be really working hard and thinking about this "problem"... She's also cooperative and faces facts with reason... I respect that!

[@David-Ray]

TRUTH: "We're gonna keep making laws to remedy what's actually just a result of freedom." -Diana Fleischman

[@user-lo8km1ws7y]

The last thing the younger woman said about the differences and freedom is probably more brilliant than anything the older one has ever said.

[@carpediemjonah8110]

Why do women say, "Let's go get our toenails painted. Together!" ???

[@jayaom4946]

@Maui Caui Well, I never do it but I should. I always wear sandals in the summer and do yoga in my bare feet!

[@lebrutochavez7891]

Love John Stossel. I remember as a kid watching him on 20/20 religiously...still a great voice or REASON

[@mollietenpenny4093]

When I was little I was drawn to baby dolls like a moth to a flame. I remember my dad told me he tried to introduce me and my older sister to Hot Wheels cars but we were more interested in playing with our doll house.

[@Dmanderic1979]

Go figure lol. I have a daughter.

[@a.gabbey5569]

When I was a younger, I was drawn to building, and repairing things, I think the screwdriver was my favorite toy. It's no miracle as to why I'm an engineer now.

[@mollietenpenny4093]

@@a.gabbey5569 That's really interesting. When I was little I loved drawing dresses and cutesy stuff. I still do.😁👗😊🧜‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧝‍♀️🧞‍♀️🦸‍♀️🦹‍♂️🦹‍♀️🦸‍♂️👸🏼🤴

[@Dmanderic1979]

@@a.gabbey5569 Awesome! But most girls are like Mollie.

[@catalyst6313]

Laws to remedy freedom. What a perfect analogy of what the function of government is.

[@moulieswaraprasad9567]

The libertarian moustache man is back with a bang!!!!!

And yet you make no attempt to refute him....interesting.

[@davidemmyg]

Centuries of conditioning have definitely changed our neurophysiology, having said that studies have shown that trauma and reactions to that can be transmitted through generations.

[@darksol99darkwizard]

How do I meet smart women like that neuroscientist at the end there? I’m in academia and I’m surrounded by lefties

[@starrychloe]

Darksol99 Dark Wizard - Free State Project in New Hampshire.

[@JC-be5cc]

Thank you, great video!!

[@Niidea1986]

Yeah, there must be some difference between male and female, but you need to show whether this is due to nurture or nature before stating a claim, and after that you still need to show difference in the brain because it could still be only an hormonal difference. On top of that you started the discussion in relation to tech, specifically selected the opinion of someone working in a software company, but this ignores that software coding was on its beginning associated with female gender. On top of that your appeal to authority regarding that tech professional is flawed, because he knows tech, not society, for that purpose you would need to appeal the authority of social scientists and biologist, not some tech CEO. Aside from that your "spacial awareness" test is also inherently flawed because of course the gender that has been socially encouraged to participate in activities that train your spacial awareness for years (I. E. team sports) will score better. Reasoning that this test results are due to biological factors when you have an evident social influence is extremely questionable. The debate nurture vs nature has been on discussion for years and the claim of female brain being compromised in certain fields has been proven wrong continuously, they claimed women could not go to college, then claimed that certain professions were just too demanding for their brains yet they do, and if you pick on a getto girl you will discover than they are perfectly capable of exercising violence and violently kick your Christian ass too.

[@RespawnRestricted]

Their should be 50% of women in tech And also. Trash collectors,plumbers,firefighters,coil miners,crab fishermen ,NFL players,labors, and many more fields 😅

[@losthomas7589]

“Facts don’t care about your feelings” Ben Shapiro

[@letsgoBrandon204]

I love that end statement

[@DrEhrfurchtgebietend]

The brains are pretty similar physically. They however respond to hormones and that changes how they develop. So its more like software not hardware

[@incendiarybullet3516]

Props on Stossel for showing both sides of the argument.

[@Feuerlaufer]

I remember a girl on my football team when I was 4 years old. Doing the bull in the ring drill i hit her so hard she quit the team.. I remember the coach telling me it was a good hit 😎

[@idesofmarchUNIAEA]

4:56 madam, tell that to the 20 Australian women, aboard Qatar airlines flight, pulled off and cavity searched, in Doha, and cavity searched. There were “no men“ to protect them. I would pay my last dollar to see “your reaction” to those “men” dragging you off the airliner. Priceless. Contrapositive / Conditional If your assertion were correct, “they could’ve handled it themselves“. Madam, if I were you I would listen to John. He has the superior intellect to “instruct” you.

[@TickedOffPriest]

Liberal: Men and women are paid differently. Same Liberal: There is no difference between men and women.

[@chrisp2481]

great closing statement.

[@stonegiant4]

As a trans person, the gender diffrences are real.

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

Yhea, what is the point of transgenderism if there is no difference between genders.

[@johnnixon4085]

Why is it that in the most gender equal country in the world, Sweden, the overwhelming majority of nurses are women and the overwhelming majority of engineers are men?

[@mindtheyoutubegap]

But, but...particracy!!! 🤦‍♀️

[@angeldsf3575]

God Bless Dana

[@guywiththeprojector]

So when we gonna clone Stossel so each country can get one?

[@DxsPro]

that would breach the geneva convention

[@guywiththeprojector]

@@DxsPro oh yeah, completely forgot about the clause about the journalists of mass truth spilling

[@MtnLiner]

“We MUST fight it together.”

[@jaysefgames1155]

Science isn't saying what I want to hear so I should ignore it What a fool

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

Yeah our bodies are completely different and fulfill different functions but our brains are all the same. Makes sense.

[@adamselene9264]

"Sex" not "gender".

[@a_wild_beast7064]

Tomato tomato.

[@adamselene9264]

@@a_wild_beast7064 Wrong. There are two sexes: male and female. "Gender" does not mean sex. Sex is not "assigned" by anybody. Sex is determined at conception by the sperm cell.

[@a_wild_beast7064]

@@adamselene9264 Tell that to the developers of Pokémon, then. They don't use the word "sex ratio". They use the word "gender ratio".

[@adamselene9264]

@@a_wild_beast7064 They are in error and you are right that they should be corrected. I don't know where they say this, so you should refer to it. If they mean a ratio of actual people, it is impossible to know a "gender ratio" since gender is fluid.

[@a_wild_beast7064]

@@adamselene9264 I never said they /should/ be corrected. Personally, I don't subscribe to this whole, new-age 1970's "Gender Fluidity" stuff. If you want to believe that gender & sex are different, cool. But I use gender/sex interchangeably and will continue to do so.

[@tinanicic1307]

Boukaw hitting pads with roundhouse kicks is the manliest video on YT.

[@SharonPresleyWriter]

While there are a few minor gender differences that are reliable, overall, the differences that do exist are so small as to not even remotely allow anyone to predict any trait on the basis of gender alone. THIS is perhaps the key point. You can't look at a brain and know whether it is male or female. You can't tell from their math or spatial ability scores or their SAT scores. Too many people are obsessed with saying men are from Mars and women are from Venus. I say treat people as individuals. That's what makes sense based on the research as I understand it.

[@michaelelliott8267]

Thanks for posting this.

[@danielmp-007]

A sinister goal in the years to come is to honor and worship baphomet by creating an androgynous population.

[@LuisLascanoValarezo]

It would be even a more powerful presentation if you cited the sources in the description with APA style so we can read the articles

[@ohevshalomel]

People get tripped up on this naturalist fallacy: natural = good, cultural or manmade = bad. It shouldn't matter if women and men are fundamentally psychologically different. Even if we are, that doesn't negate any kind of argument in favor of equality under the law or equality of opportunity. In fact, sex differences bolster an argument **for** equality because it's a given that two things that are exactly the same are equal. The idea of equality refers to values assigned in a comparison of things that are different.

[@vholt1000]

The first one he does where he blindfolds men and women is so true for me. I am a woman and have absolutely no sense of direction!!

[@222ableVelo]

lol

[@thebourg]

Watch this before it's taken down I guess

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

I sure as hell am a female...with some female tendencies but a lot of male tendencies. I don't understand women at all, think logically, non emotional, empathic but not like women more obtuse like men; so I naturally get along better with guys as I'm very technical/mechanical and task oriented. I say that I have female hardware and female software but a male operating system. But I am still an attractive feminine female!