Do sex based studies reinforce gender sterotypes?

 

Jessica He in the Daily Trojan (12 Feb 2020) reports on a study led by Kathrin Koch regarding sex-based differences in neurological activity. He’s article ‘Gray Matter: Gender bias in neuroscience has repercussions for feminism,’ explores gender biases within neuroscience and the impact that these biases posses. He’s article suggests that misogynistic studies regarding sex-based physiological differences “lack scientific rigor.” 

The author of the article, Jessica He, suggests that researchers who continue to seek specific sex-based differences often do so to reinforce gender stereotypes. He also argues that these researchers should shift this form of thinking. 

 URL for the Daily Trojan piece: 

https://dailytrojan.com/2020/02/12/gray-matter-gender-bias-in-neuroscience-has-repercussions-for-feminism/